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DAVID KIEFER

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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Kiefer is an engaging lecturer. When I found out I had to learn ethnobotany, I wanted to die, but he found ways to make it interesting. Hiking through the rainforest with him helped. I had a lot of personal conversations with him about life, the universe, and medical school, and he really helped me think through important parts of my life.
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Spring 2026FAMMED 911Evidence-based Herbal Medicine Safety and Efficacy Selective in Family Medicine
Spring 2025FAMMED 911Evidence-based Herbal Medicine Safety and Efficacy Selective in Family Medicine
Spring 2023FAMMED 911Evidence-based Herbal Medicine Safety and Efficacy Selective in Family Medicine
Fall 2022FAMMED 911Evidence-based Herbal Medicine Safety and Efficacy Selective in Family Medicine
Fall 2020FAMMED 911Evidence-based Herbal Medicine Safety and Efficacy Selective in Family Medicine
Spring 2020FAMMED 911Evidence-based Herbal Medicine Safety and Efficacy Selective in Family Medicine
Spring 2020POPHLTH 644Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health and Disease
Spring 2019POPHLTH 644Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health and Disease
Fall 2014FAMMED 699Directed Study

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