Interprofessional Integrative Medicine Training for Preventive Medicine Residents

Integrative medicine training was incorporated into the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Preventive Medicine residency at the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark Campus as a collaboration between the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the School of Health Related Professions. Beginning...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2015-11, Vol.49 (5), p.S257-S262
Main Authors: Cowen, Virginia S., PhD, LMT, Thomas, Pauline A., MD, Gould-Fogerite, Susan E., PhD, Passannante, Marian R., PhD, Mahon, Gwendolyn M., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooperative Behavior
Curriculum - standards
Humans
Integrative Medicine - education
Integrative Medicine - standards
Internal Medicine
Internship and Residency - standards
New Jersey
Program Evaluation
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Summary:Integrative medicine training was incorporated into the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Preventive Medicine residency at the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark Campus as a collaboration between the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the School of Health Related Professions. Beginning in 2012, an interdisciplinary faculty team organized an Integrative Medicine program in a Preventive Medicine residency that leveraged existing resources across Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The overarching aim of the programs was to introduce residents and faculty to the scope and practice of integrative medicine in the surrounding Newark community and explore evidence-based research on integrative medicine. The faculty team tapped into an interprofessional network of healthcare providers to organize rotations for the preventive medicine residents that reflected the unique nature of integrative medicine in the greater Newark area. Residents provided direct care as part of interdisciplinary teams at clinical affiliates and shadowed health professionals from diverse disciplines as they filled different roles in providing patient care. The residents also participated in research projects. A combination of formal and informal programs on integrative medicine topics was offered to residents and faculty. The Integrative Medicine program, which ran from 2013 through 2014, was successful in exposing residents and faculty to the unique nature of integrative medicine across professions in the community served by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.035