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Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1/2007

01-03-2007 | Original Paper

Integrating Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Medical School Curriculum: Opportunities and Challenges for Psychology

Authors: John E. Carr, Eugene K. Emory, Anthony Errichetti, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Elena Reyes

Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

The Institute of Medicine has reviewed and made recommendations concerning current teaching approaches, content, and barriers to the incorporation of behavioral/social sciences in medical school curricula (Cuff & Vanselow, 2004). This paper discusses those recommendations, the history of medical education reform, the barriers to and evolution of behavioral/social sciences’ inclusion, and the implications for psychology’s future role in academic medicine. Psychological concepts and technology permeate medical practice, but little progress has been made in integrating psychological and biological sciences. Looking to its basic science domains (e.g. cognition, learning, development, neuroscience), psychology can take scientific leadership in illuminating the mechanisms by which behavioral/social processes interact with biological functions in health, thereby providing the empirical basis for a truly integrated bio-behavioral curriculum.
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Metadata
Title
Integrating Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Medical School Curriculum: Opportunities and Challenges for Psychology
Authors
John E. Carr
Eugene K. Emory
Anthony Errichetti
Suzanne Bennett Johnson
Elena Reyes
Publication date
01-03-2007
Published in
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 1068-9583
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3572
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-006-9049-0

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