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