Models for Lifestyle Medicine Education
摘要
Lifestyle medicine education competencies encompass 88 specific skills organized into 10 domains. There is an available board certification in lifestyle medicine. Globally, some progress has been made in integrating lifestyle medicine into self-care, undergraduate, and graduate medical education. Several studies have documented the effectiveness of these interventions. Utilizing previously published sessions or programs as a foundation can expedite the development of new educational modules in lifestyle medicine. Following a proven step-by-step guide can also help in creating a comprehensive curriculum. Despite this progress, there remain significant gaps in lifestyle medicine education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Currently, there are no official requirements mandating that lifestyle medicine be part of the medical doctors’ practice scope. Without such requirements, efforts to enhance doctors’ education in lifestyle medicine will continue to be slow and, in some instances, nonexistent.