Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education

Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education
ISBN-10
0309051401
ISBN-13
9780309051408
Category
Medical
Pages
992
Language
English
Published
1995-05-28
Publisher
National Academies Press
Authors
Institute of Medicine, Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine

Description

People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: "Is the tap water safe to drink?" "Is it safe to live near power lines?" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and/or occupational origins.

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