LDS Bandz Web Logging

Doctors Need More Training

April 19th, 2008

Although doctors here spend a lot of time in school, with four years of undergrad and four years of medical school, then residencies and internships, there are some subject areas where they really should have more training, and the curriculum for medical schools should be altered to make room for these areas. One of these areas is nutrition, having studied nutrition I know that many doctors do not know enough about nutrition, and most don’t even take one course on nutrition, so how are they supposed to advise us? The other area is alternative medicine, including herbal supplements, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and naturopathic medicine. They don’t need to become experts, just learn enough to know when it would be helpful for a patient to consult an expert in these areas.

Entry Filed under: Health