BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Undergraduate courses that include evolutionary medicine (EM) are increasingly available, but quantified data about such courses are lacking. In this article, we describe relevant course offerings by institution and department type, in conjunction with information on the backgrounds and experiences of associated instructors. METHODOLOGY We searched course catalogs from 196 American universities to find courses that include EM, and sent a survey to 101 EM instructors to ask about their backgrounds and teaching experiences. RESULTS Research-focused universities (R1) were much more likely to offer at least one course that covers evolutionary applications to health and disease than universities that granted only bachelor's or master's degrees. A survey course on EM was offered in 56% of 116 R1 universities, but only 2% of the 80 non-R1 universities we searched. Most EM instructors have backgrounds in anthropology or biology; each instructor's area of expertise provides clues as to how continued growth of EM may occur differently by discipline. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Undergraduates are most likely to learn about EM in research-intensive universities from an anthropological or biological perspective. Responses from anthropology and biology instructors, including whom they share course materials with, highlight that courses may differ depending on the discipline in which they are taught. LAY SUMMARY Recognition of evolution's relevance to understanding health and disease is growing, but documentation of coverage in undergraduate education is lacking. This study explores where evolutionary medicine (EM) content is taught across 196 undergraduate institutions and how 53 instructors describe their experiences teaching EM.

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本科教育中进化医学的现状。

背景和目标 包括进化医学 (EM) 在内的本科课程越来越多，但缺乏此类课程的量化数据。在本文中，我们将按机构和部门类型描述相关课程设置，并结合相关教师的背景和经验信息。方法 我们搜索了 196 所美国大学的课程目录，寻找包含 EM 的课程，并向 101 名 EM 教师发送调查，询问他们的背景和教学经验。结果 与只授予学士或硕士学位的大学相比，研究型大学 (R1) 更有可能提供至少一门涵盖健康和疾病进化应用的课程。116 所 R1 大学中有 56% 开设了 EM 调查课程，但在我们搜索的 80 所非 R1 大学中，只有 2%。大多数 EM 教师都有人类学或生物学背景。每个教师的专业领域都提供了线索，说明 EM 的持续增长如何因学科而不同。结论和启示 本科生最有可能从人类学或生物学的角度在研究型大学学习 EM。人类学和生物学教师的回应，包括他们与谁分享课程材料，强调课程可能会因所教授的学科而有所不同。总结 对进化与理解健康和疾病的相关性的认识正在增加，但缺乏本科教育覆盖面的文件。