If a poor person came in to the doctors office, they wouldn't be getting adequate care if the doctor didn't understand the impact their conditions have on their physical body.
Stress can exacerbate almost every medical condition. The boat doesn't perform normally when it's under stress. It can affect pregnancy like crazy which affects every single person in the world. Every single person comes from a pregnancy. Stress can affect sleep which also negatively affects like every condition.
Being poor is a chronic condition and the only cure is money.
Being a minority is a genetic condition for which there is no cure.
The funny thing is, neither of these are a problem with the individual, but a problem with society itself. We, collectively, are the disease, and these pre-existing conditions make it much easier to contract.
Medicine needs to be approached holistically. Especially for primary care. Stress is absolutely a factor in holistic care. A collegiate trimester is 12-13 weeks, and a semester is 15-17. I suspect this wasn't the only topic covered in class.
Living destroys your health on a molecular level... Or being punched... or stabbed. Or staying up longer than you should... or looking at screens too long... or...