Behavioral and social science in medical education: Patients, doctors, and communities

By Pablo Joo, M.D. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) was one of nine medical schools to originally receive funding from the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) to integrate behavioral and social sciences ...

Integrating social problems and bioethics in medical school curriculum: An example from The University of North Carolina

By Sue Estroff, Ph.D. The OBSSR will present some of its work from over the past decade on relationships between humanities, ethics, and behavioral and social sciences ...

Integrating behavioral and social sciences into medical education: Why it matters? How to do it?

By Lauren Fordyce, Ph.D. Understanding the way patients think and behave is critical for effective care. That theme is paramount in a workshop to be hosted by the OBSSR ...