Utility of the AAMC’s Graduation Questionnaire to Study Behavioral and Social Sciences Domains in Undergraduate Medical Education

摘要

PurposeThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on social and behavioral sciences (SBS) indicated that 50% of morbidity and mortality in the United States is associated with SBS factors, which the report also found were inadequately taught in medical school. A multischool collaborative explored whether the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) could be used to study changes in the six SBS domains identified in the IOM report.