Open AccessAre Medical Students Prepared to Model Healthy Behaviors for Their Future Patients? A Survey Comparing Aged-Matched Peers
Author(s) -
Lisa Greco,
Michael Gindi,
Eleanor Yusupov,
Lillian Niwagaba,
Maria A. Pino
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-00960-x
Subject(s) - medical education , psychology , family medicine , medicine
Osteopathic medical students (OMS) who establish healthy behaviors for themselves are more likely to counsel their future patients on appropriate self-care. This study compared the lifestyle habits of OMS with those of age-matched peers in other areas of study, which served as the control group.