TEACHING ACUPUNCTURE TO MEDICAL STUDENTS:THE EXPERIENCE OF RIO PRETO MEDICAL SCHOOL(FAMERP), BRAZIL
Author(s): Joao Bosco Silva, Rassen Saidah, Cecilia Megid, Neil Ramos, Rio Preto Medical School
Pages: 313
Year: 2014 Issue: 3
Journal: Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine
Keyword: acupuncture; undergraduate; curriculum; Acupuncture; recognize; overcome; Complementary; League; Brazil; universities;
Abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM), in particular acupuncture, has been practiced and taught in recent years in many universities in the Western world.Here, we relate our experience since 1997 in teaching acupuncture to medical students in Rio Preto Medical School(Famerp), Brazil.Classes are given in the third and fifth years.The main goals of understanding the mechanisms of action and being able to recognize patients who may benefit from treatment and referring them have been well achieved, scoring 3.6 and 4.1 respectively, on a scale from 1-5.Also using that scale, medical students believe that acupuncture is important in the curriculum(4.6), course time is not sufficient(2.7) and they would like more information(4.6).To overcome these concerns, many students join the undergraduate study groups(Acupuncture League) where they have more time to learn.We also describe the presence of foreign medical students who, since 2000, have enrolled in a course of 150 h in an exchange program.
Pages: 313
Year: 2014 Issue: 3
Journal: Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine
Keyword: acupuncture; undergraduate; curriculum; Acupuncture; recognize; overcome; Complementary; League; Brazil; universities;
Abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM), in particular acupuncture, has been practiced and taught in recent years in many universities in the Western world.Here, we relate our experience since 1997 in teaching acupuncture to medical students in Rio Preto Medical School(Famerp), Brazil.Classes are given in the third and fifth years.The main goals of understanding the mechanisms of action and being able to recognize patients who may benefit from treatment and referring them have been well achieved, scoring 3.6 and 4.1 respectively, on a scale from 1-5.Also using that scale, medical students believe that acupuncture is important in the curriculum(4.6), course time is not sufficient(2.7) and they would like more information(4.6).To overcome these concerns, many students join the undergraduate study groups(Acupuncture League) where they have more time to learn.We also describe the presence of foreign medical students who, since 2000, have enrolled in a course of 150 h in an exchange program.
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