1/19/15

Joshua Yap
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533 9008

FM505 Complementary Therapies and Alternative Healing (Montefiore Medical Center)

This elective will provide the student with an introduction to the philosophy of integrative medicine and a supervised exposure to complementary therapies and alternative
healing methods in primary care settings (e.g. community health center and small practice). Among the therapies to be covered are meditation, relaxation techniques,
acupuncture, acupressure, biofeedback, shiatsu massage, chiropractic, energy and herbal medicine. Objectives: Examine the philosophies of integrative medicine. Analyze
how these philosophies differ from Western conventional medicine. Identify areas of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to address more deeply. Explore
these areas through reading and observation. Examine the evidence base for these CAM approaches. Reflect on the place of CAM approaches for self and future patients.
Describe the integration of CAM approaches in future patient care. Learning Experience: Students will read and discuss introductions to integrative medicine philosophies
and techniques. Students will rotate with practitioners of many different healing modalities depending on their interest. Students will meet with the course director
throughout the clerkship to review what they have observed and reflect on its place in their own self-care and the future care of their patients.

Office of the Registrar, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, Belfer Educational Center, Room 210
1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461
2/1/15

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2/28/15