Epidemiology, public health and preventive medicine in veterinary medical education in Canada and the United States

1991 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Hird ◽  
Larry T. Glickman ◽  
Mary Jeanne Fanelli
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Finding the Evidence in CAM: a Student's Perspective

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Ghassemi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Future Health Care ◽  
Medical Paradigm

This commentary offers a future health care provider's perspective on the role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Western (namely, in US) medical education and practice. As a student of both public health and medicine in the United States, Jeffrey Ghassemi is interested in CAM's contribution to improving medical practice and teaching. The commentary highlights the ambiguous definitions of CAM to Westerners despite the rising popularity of and expenditures for alternative modalities of care. It then argues for collaboration between alternative and established medical communities to ascertain the scientific merits of CAM. It concludes by calling for a new medical paradigm that embraces the philosophies of both communities to advance education and patient care.

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