Medical eduation can be considerably improved by the addition of course work in
psychology that emphasizes treating the patient as a mental/emotional/physical
totality. Alfred Adler's teaching are especially useful in the interpretation
and treatment of physical and emotional symptoms. A valuable book on this
subject is "Lectures to Physicians and Medical Students: Volume 8 of The
Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler" available at
http://home.att.net?~Adlerian/cwaa-v8.htm or www.Amazon.com.