Page 15 - COMP Magazine - Winter 2018
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Lifestyle Medicine Track:With the growing burden of teaching kitchen to learn from a chef and a physician. challenges. Students gain outreach skills in their
diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease on our health (This training originated at the Tulane School of Medicine early years of training, and a cohort of students
care system, preventive care and wellness will be keys to and was adopted by our track.) Students also get an are selected to travel abroad to utilize those skills.
decreasing that burden. The challenge for physicians and opportunity to be trained as facilitators for the Rural Health Track: The Rural Health Track is
other health care professionals today is to incorporate Complete Health Information Program (CHIP) in their only run on the Lebanon campus. The track provides
effective lifestyle interventions into their daily practice. second year of the track. an opportunity for COMP-Northwest students to
The Lifestyle Medicine Track provides its students with Global & Community Health Track: The Global and take advantage of a scholarship program in exchange
nutrition, exercise, stress management skills and Community Health Track fosters the assumption that the for practicing in a rural environment in Oregon.
motivational interviewing techniques. The track also world is a global community striving for improved health There are didactic and experiential opportunities
teaches students strategies for utilizing these skills in care for all of its members. The track supports a sense in a rural environment for students that participate
clinical practice. They are also trained in Culinary of connectedness that is built upon the similarities that in this track. Students also can be a part of the
Medicine in their first year of training, gathering in a countries share in the area of health care needs and Care Transitions Program.
WesternU Professor Edward Barnes, MD, with LC3 students.
diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease on our health (This training originated at the Tulane School of Medicine early years of training, and a cohort of students
care system, preventive care and wellness will be keys to and was adopted by our track.) Students also get an are selected to travel abroad to utilize those skills.
decreasing that burden. The challenge for physicians and opportunity to be trained as facilitators for the Rural Health Track: The Rural Health Track is
other health care professionals today is to incorporate Complete Health Information Program (CHIP) in their only run on the Lebanon campus. The track provides
effective lifestyle interventions into their daily practice. second year of the track. an opportunity for COMP-Northwest students to
The Lifestyle Medicine Track provides its students with Global & Community Health Track: The Global and take advantage of a scholarship program in exchange
nutrition, exercise, stress management skills and Community Health Track fosters the assumption that the for practicing in a rural environment in Oregon.
motivational interviewing techniques. The track also world is a global community striving for improved health There are didactic and experiential opportunities
teaches students strategies for utilizing these skills in care for all of its members. The track supports a sense in a rural environment for students that participate
clinical practice. They are also trained in Culinary of connectedness that is built upon the similarities that in this track. Students also can be a part of the
Medicine in their first year of training, gathering in a countries share in the area of health care needs and Care Transitions Program.
WesternU Professor Edward Barnes, MD, with LC3 students.
