The Real Contribution of the Behavioral Sciences: Perspective, not Content

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Submitted by DeWitt C. Baldw... on Jul 30, 2014 - 4:07pm CDT

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The real strength of the behavioral sciences in medical education comes not from defining a defensible turf of facts about the science of behavior, but from offering a unique complementary perspective, alongside the perspectives of the other basic science departments.  The behavioral sciences help students understand the very role of perspectives and how they will need to select from the available metaphors to understand both changing medical practice and the diseases of tomorrow.

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DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr.
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