Re: Should medical students be taught alternative medicine?
I’d like to respond to the comment from David Colquhoun, but rather than get into a personal debate here, let’s focus on the issue, and yes there is credible evidence to support that many complementary therapies are effective, see the original argument and references provided by Graeme Catto.
But my point is not to focus on the evidence we currently have, it’s also about whether or not we are supporting young researchers or allowing the funding for such high quality research on CAM? Also to get back to the main point of this debate, should we teach alternative medicine to medical students?
I still argue an unequivocal yes, and there is no wishful thinking involved, I argue this from the perspective of a qualified CAM practitioner who has a background in conducting published health research
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Re: Should medical students be taught alternative medicine?
I’d like to respond to the comment from David Colquhoun, but rather than get into a personal debate here, let’s focus on the issue, and yes there is credible evidence to support that many complementary therapies are effective, see the original argument and references provided by Graeme Catto.
But my point is not to focus on the evidence we currently have, it’s also about whether or not we are supporting young researchers or allowing the funding for such high quality research on CAM? Also to get back to the main point of this debate, should we teach alternative medicine to medical students?
I still argue an unequivocal yes, and there is no wishful thinking involved, I argue this from the perspective of a qualified CAM practitioner who has a background in conducting published health research
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