Where is the lifestyle medicine in the Canadian undergraduate medical education curricula? A content analysis
David Vaz, Sarah Ibrahim, Aleksandra Pikula · 2026
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Description
David Vaz, Sarah Ibrahim, and Aleksandra Pikula scan medical schools in Canada in a 2026 study for lessons on healthy living as medicine. Such lessons teach how food, movement, sleep, and ties with others can prevent long-term disease. No one had mapped how much of this the schools now teach.
They read 1,327 course papers from thirteen programs and heard back from school leads. Coverage varied a lot by school, and most sat in early, required courses. Food, mental well-being, and activity came up most, while sleep and social ties lagged. The map gives schools a base from which to grow this teaching.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | David Vaz, Sarah Ibrahim, Aleksandra Pikula |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |