Courses Involving Complementary and Alternative Medicine at US Medical Schools

Many medical schools offer courses on alternative and complementary medicine. A 1997-98 survey of 117 US medical schools found that 64% offered an elective course in alternative medicine or included information about alternative medicine in a regular course. Sixty-eight percent of the courses were stand-alone courses, whereas 31% were part of a required course. Topics included chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal therapies, and mind-body techniques.