MEDICINE AND GLOBAL HEALTH: EAST-WEST MEDICINE IN SHANGHAI

There is growing global interest in developing integrative medicine for improving both individual and population health. Integrative medicine, in its myriad forms, support a person-centered care model which emphasizes individuality, while imparting a holistic approach and empowering patients to take charge of their own health and healing using self-care techniques. Despite the benefits of integrative medicine, many health professionals are inadequately educated to counsel patients on the use of these approaches. In partnership with the UCLA Global Health Minor Program, the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine is offering this 8-unit program in Shanghai, one of China’s largest and most modernized cities. Through this program, students will learn the basic concepts and become exposed to the various techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, witness China’s rapidly changing landscape, and analyze integrative medicine strategies being implemented to address personal and community health issues. Moreover, this program will provide a unique platform for future healthcare professionals to gain a global perspective of integrative medicine and experience the unique integration of traditional medicine in a modern healthcare system.