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To the Editor.— Use of alternative medicine is widespread in the general population,^1-2 and certain types of alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, have limited endorsement from expert panels.³ To date, little information has been published on personal use of alternative therapies by mainstream health care professionals. We report findings from our survey in which we asked faculty members of a major health center in Florida what types of alternative therapies they personally have used.

We sent a 4-page survey via campus mail to all 1297 salaried faculty of the 6 health science center schools. After 3 mailings, the response rate was 59% (n=764); college-specific response rates ranged from 54% from College of Medicine faculty members to 84% from College of Dentistry faculty members. The survey included questions about 10 "nonconventional" therapies (massage, dietary supplements, relaxation techniques, chiropractic, herbal therapies, imagery, acupuncture, homeopathic remedies, hypnosis, and biofeedback). Respondents were asked to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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