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Table 4 Specialty Lectures by Faculty or Guest Lecturers and Perceived Value

From: Development and implementation of an herbal and natural product elective in undergraduate medical education

Topic

Perceived Value per “This Topic Should be Offered Annually” Selected on Course Evaluation(N responding) %

Vitamin D Supplementation

(17 of 18) 94%

Natural Methods to Prevent Depression

(9 of 9) 100%

Homeopathy

(17 of 20) 85%

Naturopathy

(8 of 8) 100%

Nutrition

(7 of 7) 100%

Probiotics

(16 of 16) 100%

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

(14 of 14) 100%

Ayurvedic Medicine

(8 of 9) 89%

CAM Fellowship/Functional Medicine Board Certification Opportunities for Physicians

(not assessed)

Vitamins as Therapeutics

(5 of 5) 100%

Alternatives to Asthma, Allergies, Autism, and ADHD

(5 of 5) 100%

Natural Product Regulations in the United States

(not assessed)

10 Dietary Supplements Every Physician Should Know

(5 of 5) 100%

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation

(5 of 5) 100%

Traditional Chinese Medicine

(5 of 5) 100%