Objectives Medical students represent a primary target for tobacco cessation training. This study assessed the prevalence of medical students' tobacco use, attitudes, clinical skills, and tobacco-related curricula in two countries, the US and Italy, with known baseline disparities in hopes of identifying potential corrective interventions. Methods From September to December 2013, medical stud...

Given that understanding the sociocultural dimensions underlying a patient's health values, beliefs, and behaviors is critical to a successful clinical encounter, cross-cultural curricula have been incorporated into undergraduate medical education. The goal of these curricula is to prepare students to care for patients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, and to recognize and appropria...

Abstract Objectives Mindfulness is now widely used therapeutically in health settings, but for a range of reasons, it not commonly integrated into the education professionals. This article aims to share practical insights and lessons learned from teaching mindfulness as core curriculum whole cohorts medical students at Monash University. Methods reflective will provide personal perspective draw...