Religion and Spirituality as a Cultural Asset in Medical Students.
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| Abstract | :  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 | :  2018 | 
| Journal | :  Journal of religion and health | 
| Date Published | :  2018 | 
| ISSN Number | :  0022-4197 | 
| URL | :  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0553-3 | 
| DOI | :  10.1007/s10943-017-0553-3 | 
| Short Title | :  J Relig Health | 
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