Natural and Traditional Medicine in Cuba: Lessons For U.S. Medical Education


 
Language:

English

Author:

Applebaum D et al.

Series/Journal Title:

Academic Medicine

Volume:

81

Issue:

12

Pages:

6

Description:

The Institute of Medicine’s Academy of Science has recommended that medical schools incorporate information on CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) into required medical school curricula so that graduates will be able to competently advise their patients in the use of CAM. The report states a need to study models of systems that integrate CAM and allopathic medicine. The authors present Cuba’s health care system as one such model and describe how CAM (or natural and traditional medicine) is integrated into all levels of clinical care and medical education in Cuba. The authors conclude that there is much to learn from the Cuban experience to inform U.S. medical educators and institutions. [adapted from abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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