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Religion and Spirituality as a Cultural Asset in Medical Students.

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We explored the ways that religion and spirituality (R/S) work as a cultural asset in the lives of medical students and how students anticipate using this asset as physicians. A group of sixteen religiously diverse medical students were interviewed, and data were analyzed using grounded theory. The results indicate that regardless of faith, students repurposed their R/S to help them cope with the stress of medical school, make clinical decisions, resolve inexplicable events, and practice patient-centered care. Medical educators should leverage this asset to help students understand how to practice in ways that are consistent with patient-centered care.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Journal of religion and health
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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0022-4197
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0553-3
DOI
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10.1007/s10943-017-0553-3
Short Title
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J Relig Health
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