The Patient-Centered Clinical Method (PCCM) has been a core tenet of the practice and
teaching of medicine since the first edition of Patient-Centered Medicine-Transforming the …

Purpose To investigate the effect of exposure to a new course addressing social and cultural
issues in medicine on third-year medical students' awareness and understanding of how …

Asserting that liberal education is at risk in Canadian universities, attempts to explain why
such policy shifts are occurring; points to the continuing cultural, social, and intellectual …

The thirteen essays in Educating for Professionalism examine the often conflicting ethical,
social, emotional, and intellectual messages that medical institutions send to students about …

With 20% of deaths in the US attributed to improper diet and lack of exercise, renewed
interest has emerged in nutrition education for medical professionals. Sociopolitical factors …

BACKGROUND: In 1999, Determinants of Community Health was introduced at the Faculty
of Medicine, University of Toronto. The course spanned all 4 years of the undergraduate …

Background: Stigma or negative discriminatory attitudes towards psychiatric patients are
common in the general public. These attitudes are also demonstrated by medical …

This thesis examined placement programs for medical students that place them in non-
clinical community organisations such as welfare agencies or schools. Using a mixed …

2.1 Aim The specific aim of the thesis is to explore how, in medical education, placement
programs can be built around authentic community engagement. This represents a …

Background: The focus of health care has shifted from episodic care of individuals in
hospitals to promotion of health inthe community and medical training is becoming more …