TY - JOUR
T1 - Interprofessional Integrative Medicine Training for Preventive Medicine Residents
AU - Cowen, Virginia S.
AU - Thomas, Pauline A.
AU - Gould-Fogerite, Susan E.
AU - Passannante, Marian R.
AU - Mahon, Gwendolyn M.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors are grateful for the funding support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. DHHS, and their Integrative Medicine Program, HRSA grant #IMOPH25100. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, the HRSA, U.S. DHHS, or U.S. Government. Funding Information: Publication of this article was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA-12-182). Publisher Copyright: © 2015 American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.035
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 26477901
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 49
SP - S257-S262
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
IS - 5
ER -