© 2010 Frank E, Ratanawongsa N, Carrera J International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health Vol. 2 No. 9 (September 2010) pp. 292-305 Page | 291 American Medical Students’ Beliefs in the Effectiveness of Alternative Medicine Erica Frank, Neda Ratanawongsa, Jennifer Carrera Corresponding author: Professor Dr. Erica Frank (erica.frank@ubc.ca) Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Professor Dr. Erica Frank; University of British Columbia, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, 5804 Fairview Avenue Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3; Tel: 778/881-3016(c) 604/822-4994 (fax); Email: erica.frank@ubc.ca or efrank@emory.edu International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health Vol. 2 No. 9 (September 2010) Pages 292-305 ISSN 1840-4529 http://www.iomcworld.com/ijcrimph/ Paper review summary: Paper submission: June 14, 2010 Revised paper submission: August 30, 2010 Paper acceptance: September 12, 2010 Paper publication: September 17, 2010