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Nature as Medicine and Classroom: Evaluating an Innovative, Outdoor Course for Medical and Dental Students.

Sierra M TrudelEmily L WinterMary P Guerrera
Published in: Global advances in integrative medicine and health (2024)
Students described a positive experience of the course. Several areas of personal and professional development were also described, such as improvements within cognitive domains, enhanced connection with nature, others, and themselves, increased mindfulness, and overall improved well-being. Findings have implications for medical and dental programs on how such innovative training may lean into the work of nature-based care to provide for the whole person.
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