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Integrative Medicine MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Integrative Medicine MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Armaity Vaghaiwalla Austin , MD MPH FAAFP Associate Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine USC Keck School of Medicine. Co ntact Email. Armaity Vaghaiwalla Austin , MD MPH FAAFP avaustin@usc.edu

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Integrative Medicine MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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  1. Integrative Medicine MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUMUSC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ArmaityVaghaiwalla Austin , MD MPH FAAFP Associate Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine USC Keck School of Medicine

  2. Contact Email ArmaityVaghaiwalla Austin , MD MPH FAAFP avaustin@usc.edu KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USC

  3. Co- Presenters Ali Arastu, MS4 Caryn Brenn, MS4 Lia Jacobson, MS4 Sara Ptasnik, MS2 Kristen Roehl, MS2 Lisa Schamber, MS2 Elaine Yang, MS2 KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USC

  4. IM Curriculum at KSOM • PPM Selective – Year II • Clinical Selective – Year IV • Student Programming

  5. PPM Selective - Year II • 6 sessions in the fall (12-hr curriculum) • Each session incorporates 2 topics • Integrative physician speakers • Student case presentations

  6. Topics in PPM Selective • Introduction to E-W Medicine • TCM – Acupuncture & Herbalism • Homeopathy • Guided Imagery • MBSR • Yoga • Ayurveda • Chumash Herbal Medicine (“Hike & Healing”) • Patient Perspective

  7. Feedback on PPM Selective • IM PPM Selective for past two years, consistently among the highest rated selective, may be expanded to two concurrent sessions due to popular demand • Student research project about CAM attitudes surveyed students before and after taking the course

  8. PPM – INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IM. SELECTIVE, MS2COURSE STATS

  9. PPM – INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IM. SELECTIVE, MS2 Scale: 5 4 3 2 1 Excellent Very Good Average Below Needs Average Improvement

  10. List 3 most important learning points from your IM Selective experience.

  11. What was the best part of the IM Selective experience?

  12. Student Experience: Sara Ptasnik

  13. Survey of Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards CAM(Fall 2011) Caryn Brenn, MSIV

  14. Demographics • 178 second year Keck medical students (MS2) • 24 years old • 51.1% male • 27 students enrolled CAM selective • 151 students enrolled other selectives

  15. Survey Questions • 9 questions from the validated CAM Health Belief Questionnaire (CHBQ)1 • 7 point Likert scale • 1=“Absolutely disagree”, 7=“Absolutely agree” • Midpoint 36, Maximum 63 • Personal use of CAM therapies • Frequency of use • Plan to use CAM in future medical career • Opinion of CAM education • Resources used 1Lie, D., & Boker, J. (2004). Development and validation of the CAM Health Belief Questionnaire (CHBQ) and CAM use and attitudes amongst medical students. BMC Med Educ, Vol 4(1), 2.

  16. Results • Hypothesis confirmed Total CHBQ score

  17. Results: Secondary FindingsAll students (n=161), Pre survey • 88.7% of all students personally use one or more form(s) of alternative therapy

  18. Results: Secondary FindingsAll students (n=161), Pre survey • 92% of students agree that CAM education should be a component of medical school education • 82% of students plan to refer CAM therapies • 61% of students gained baseline knowledge of CAM from word of mouth or social media • 17% from previous CAM education • 6% from scholarly and medical journals

  19. Clinical Selective - Year IV • 4 weeks in length • Faculty: Armaity V. Austin, MD, MPH, FAAFP • “Prevention and Wellness”

  20. Wellness Assessment

  21. Curriculum of Clinical Selective • NUTRITION Macronutrients Micronutrients Dietary Supplements • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY • MIND-BODY Stress Management • SLEEP • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH • SPIRITUALITY • MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

  22. Student Experiences: Ali ArastuLia Jacobson

  23. Student Programming • Integrative Medicine Club • Student President Sylvia Charles (Psychiatry Intern @ UCSF) and Co-President Ali Arastu inherited Integrative Medicine Club as first year medical students • Implemented Weekly Yoga Sessions • Introduced Meditation to Campus for students • Began working to provide student input in IIH

  24. Integrative Health Interest Group (IHIG) 1. Year II PPM co-facilitation (student leaders) 2. Ongoing involvement with IIH • Student liaison; monthly breakfast seminars • Research & physician mentors Interdisciplinary, Longitudinal, Co-Sponsored, Interinstitutional

  25. Integrative Health Interest Group (IHIG) 3. Student wellness • “Wellness Wednesdays” in the quad • Weekly yoga class • Mindfulness at ECSHC K

  26. IHIG: Events in Spring 2014 • Women’s Health Symposium • Research Lunch Talk • IIH Research Symposium • BeWellKeck Kick-Off Extravaganza • Pet Therapy Day

  27. IHIG: Goals & Opportunities • Expand interdisciplinary involvement • Increase events in the fall semester • Increase attendance at Wellness Wednesday events, in conjunction with the BeWellKeck initiative • Develop a sustainable funding mechanism to allow hands-on workshops, outside practitioners, and food at events

  28. Mindfulness Meditation for Medical Students: A Pilot Research Study Can the use of a mobile application to deliver 10-20 minutes of daily guided mindfulness meditation help medical students reduce stress and improve overall wellbeing? General Well-being Scale Perceived Stress Scale Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

  29. Feasability

  30. Results 74% of Intervention group used the Headspace app Number of days used: M=11.97, SD=7.76, range=28 54% continued to use Headspace after the initial 30-day intervention period Perceived Stress decreased for Intervention, but not Control, over 60 days Well-being did not significantly increase across both groups Mindfulness increased across both groups for subscales of Observing, Acting with Awareness, and Non-reacting

  31. Interinstitutional Programs: Goals • Increased opportunities for interdisciplinary education • Enhancement of self-care knowledge and practice • Regional and national connections among M.D., D.O., and N.D. medical students interested in Integrative Medicine • Community of like-minded medical students to optimize future collaboration in patient care

  32. Interinstitutional Programs: SoCal • IMMSA-SC: Integrative Medicine Medical Student Association – Southern California Chapter • Bastyr University California • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA • Western University of Health Sciences • UC San Diego School of Medicine • Keck School of Medicine of USC • UC Irvine School of Medicine • Symposium/retreat in the works...

  33. Interinstitutional Programs: National • LEAPS into IM: Leadership and Education Program for Students in Integrative Medicine Jun 2014 @ Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Berkshires, MA

  34. Interinstitutional Programs: National • HEART-IM: Humanistic Elective in Activism, Reflective Transformation, and Integrative Medicine Mar 30 – Apr 24, 2014 @ Quaker Center, Ben Lomond, CA

  35. Interinstitutional Programs: National • NSCIM: National Student Conference on Integrative Medicine Oct 26-27, 2013 @ Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

  36. Interinstitutional Programs: National • AHIMSA: American Holistic & Integrative Medical Student Association - Standardized materials for curriculum development and student programming - Regional recruitment/outreach - Student-run integrative medicine journal

  37. Challenges for IM Curriculum in Medical Schools Time/ Curriculum Faculty Development Inter-professional Education Resources: Financial

  38. Integrative Medicine at KSOM: Future Consortium Institute of Integrative Health (IIH) Education – MS4 Selective Research Clinical

  39. Integrative Medicine at KSOM: Future Thoughts/Suggestions?

  40. Integrative Medicine MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUMUSC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ArmaityVaghaiwalla Austin , MD MPH FAAFP Associate Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine USC Keck School of Medicine

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