Spirituality in medical school curricula: Findings from a national survey

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-398

  Koenig, Harold G ^a   Hooten, Elizabeth G ^a   Lindsay Calkins, Erin ^a   Meador, Keith G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical curriculum; Medical school; Medical students; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954453433     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.40.4.c     Document Type: Review

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