Intersections and Issues in Behavioral Science, Comprehensive Medicine, and Psychosomatic Medicine Education

Abstract

Medical education is undergoing annual reforms, and medical schools are being asked to adapt to these changes. As behavioral science is considered as educational content all medical schools must implement, it has become an important part of the educational curriculum.

The definition, position, and significance of behavioral science in medical education vary depending on the position and perspective of the faculty members involved in medical education, and the debate continues to this day. This part of the debate is similar to the divergence in opinions on the nature of psychosomatic medicine. On the other hand, comprehensive medicine, also a key concept in many medical schools, it is similar to the concept of psychosomatic medicine. When considering ways to develop psychosomatic medicine in medical education, it is necessary to consider the distinction between behavioral science and comprehensive medicine.