- Research
- Educational Research
Educational evaluation and research are built into all of our fellowship and educational programs. We examine the development of knowledge, change in attitudes, and the acquisition of skills among our trainees.
Current Projects
Weil Foundation – PI: Maizes
Effect of a Web-Based Botanical Medicine Educational Intervention on the Knowledge base and Practice Patterns of Residents
The aim of this project is to test both the feasibility and the effectiveness of a web-based educational intervention on botanical medicine in increasing knowledge about this subject among residents. The primary aims are: 1) To assess the feasibility of implementing a standardized web-based educational intervention as a required element to teach botanical medicine in residency programs, 2) To test the effectiveness of this intervention in increasing knowledge and confidence among residents.
Greater Lakeland Foundation – PI: Koithan
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Usage/Referral Patterns of Providers Working with Underserved Populations
Purpose is to determine CAM prescription, recommendation and referral patterns among health care providers that work with underserved populations including types of CAM used/recommended, reasons for recommendations, and general outcomes of those CAM services and to explore barriers and facilitators to CAM referral recommendations within the population.
Private Foundation support – PI: Lebensohn
Integrative Medicine Residency (IMR) Needs Assessment
Purpose is to assess the feasibility of implementing a web-based integrative medicine curriculum into the standard 3-year family medicine residency program. Two questionnaires will be used. One will be conducted in an interview format with residency program directors and the other will be a survey with program directors, faculty, and residents. If this assessment proves to be feasible, incorporating integrative medicine curriculum into the 3-year standard Family Medicine Residency core curricula can begin. This implementation will make a significant difference in the knowledge base and practice patterns of residents and have an impact on the standard practice of health care in the future.
Multi-site Consortium Study – PI: Horwitz
Pilot and Feasibility Study of Patient Reported Outcomes of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Integrative Medicine (PROCAIM)
The primary goal of this study is to collect national qualitative data from academic integrative clinics throughout the country. Data will be collected via several surveys (demographics, SF-12, and Brief Pain Inventory) on a smaller group of subjects (n=100) across two points in time separated by three months. Clinic sites will include patient populations treated at the clinics of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine. The study will be the first of its kind to implement multi-center internet-based outcomes research of ongoing CAM therapies in academic settings.