. "2 Current Approaches to Incorporating the Behaviorial and Social Sciences into Medical School Curricula." Improving Medical Education: Enhancing the Behavioral and Social Science Content of Medical School Curricula. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
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Improving Medical Education: Enhancing the Behavioral and Social Science Content of Medical School Curricula
TABLE 2-2c Medical Student Satisfaction with Selected Topics at Time of Graduation
Selected LCME Hot Topics
Percentage N = 14,200
Percentage of students who believe the time devoted to instruction in this area was appropriate
Communication Skills
Patient interviewing skills/doctor–patient communication skills
89/88
End-of-Life Care
68
Palliative Care
67
Health Care Quality Improvement
Quality assurance in medicine
55
Nutrition
36
Pain Management
45
Percentage of students who believe the time devoted to instruction in the area was appropriate
Population-Based Medicine
Population-based role of community health and social service agencies
61
Substance Abuse
Drug and alcohol abuse
86
Percentage of students who believe the subject was adequately covered in all 4 years of medical school
Community Health
56
Cultural Diversity
Cultural competency
59
Epidemiology
Clinical epidemiology
58
Health Care Systems
30
Medical Ethics
Biomedical ethics
70
Medical Socioeconomics
Medical economics
17
Prevention and Health Maintenance
Health promotion and disease prevention
68
NOTE: LCME Hot Topics are shown in bold. Subheadings under those topics represent the closest match to the LCME Hot Topic as it appears on the Medical School Graduation Questionnaire.
