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9th Annual Meeting
July 14-19,
2005
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Abstract Category: Curriculum |
Poster ID: C6 |
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DEVELOPING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDIES IN BASIC SCIENCE: A
PHYSIOLOGY-BASED PROGRAM IN COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: Hakima Amri,
Ph.D., Adam Myers, Ph.D., Michael Lumpkin, Ph.D., and Aviad Haramati, Ph.D.*, Department of Physiology and Biophysics,
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC 20057, USA Georgetown University received a five-year grant to
develop an educational program that integrates Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM) into the medical school curriculum. Within this
NIH-funded curricular initiative, faculty in the Department of Physiology
& Biophysics developed a unique graduate program offering a Masters
degree in physiology with emphasis in CAM—the CAM-track M.S. in
Physiology program. Now in its second year, the program is attracting a
solid group of qualified students. The program is also available as a
joint M.D.-M.S. degree, and M.S. students may also make application to
continue toward a Ph.D. (in Physiology with a CAM focus). In addition to
the core science courses in Biochemistry, Physiology and Biostatistics,
the curriculum includes Survey of
CAM, Mind Body Medicine Skills,
Conventional and Alternative
Medicine in the USA: History of Conflicts and Commonalities, Human Nutrition and Health,
Herbal Medicine and Nutritional
Supplements, Physiologic Basis
of Mind-Body Medicine, Critical
Readings in CAM, as well as a number of electives such as Legal Aspects of CAM. The students also complete a six-week summer
practicum in a professional CAM-related environment. The Physiology-CAM
program is geared for students interested in pursuing CAM-relevant
research, careers in medicine, CAM-related industry, as well as policy and
regulatory affairs. In the fall of 2003, nine students were enrolled into
the program, and in 2004, the number of students increased to seventeen.
Qualified faculty members were recruited to teach relevant sections,
prepare students to assess critically various CAM modalities with
scientific rigor, and carry out evidence-based CAM-related research. Half
of the program’s first graduating class is currently enrolled in medical
school, and 30% are pursuing careers in education and research. By
offering this innovative program in basic science graduate studies,
Georgetown University is committed to preparing students to face the new
challenges in the field of evidence-based medicine and the new paradigms
in healthcare. As research priorities at NIH and across the nation
increasingly emphasize interdisciplinary research, this program
demonstrates how faculty in basic science departments can create
innovative programs for graduate study that are enhanced and informed by
the application of their traditional disciplines.
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