Table 1 Lifestyle Medicine spiral curriculum structure, content areas, methodology, and teachers (as of 2013–2014)
Academic year | Course | Focus of LM Content Areasa, health coaching practice | Educational Methods | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st year (Mandatory) | Introduction to LM (28 h) | LM and health, short relative/friend coaching practice (elective) | Lectures; LM history taking, | Sport physician, exercise physiologist, Family Medicine physician, nutritionist, health psychologist, Public Health physician |
3rd year (Mandatory) | Community LM (6 h) | LM and public health, short relative/friend coaching practice (mandatory) | Lectures, discussions, case studies, webinar | Family Medicine physician, Public Health physician, family physician |
4th year (Mandatory) | LM Counseling (4 h) | LM and disease management, short hospital-based coaching practice (mandatory) | Bedside teaching, case presentation | Family Medicine physician, Public Health physician |
5th–6th year (Elective) | Ambulatory LM (18 h) | LM and disease management, one-year ambulatory patient coaching practice (elective) | Case presentation, lectures, hands on workshops | Public Health physician, Family Medicine physician, exercise physiologist, social worker |