Do med students take a class on miracles?

I know. It was kinda silly. But I had to ask. My mom and I had lunch with  friends of the family. The daughter is in medical school. When I asked her, she simply responded, "Doctors don't believe in miracles. You heal through medicine. There is always a reason." But what about things that do happen miraculously? I've grown up on the Discovery Channel, 20/20- all those shows that that show stories of medical miracles. Within these past few months, I've also read about and personally met with individuals who have beat cancer. And I was curious to find out if medical professionals investigate the reason.  It's as though there are all these individualized cases of people being cured, and you just pray that you become one of them.

I met a pastor who had stage 3 colon cancer. Rather than opting for chemo, he did what every conventional oncologist will tell you NOT to do. He went to Mexico; the clinic there focused on hydra-therapy and finding answers in the Bible. His regimen now consists of carrot and lettuce juice, a vegan diet, and exercise. His tumor completely went away. He talked about "natural chemotherapy" which consists of filling a bath tub with very hot water to raise your body temperature, creating a fever and shrinking the tumor. After about 10-15 minutes, you drain the tub and fill it with ice cold water. The pastor also spoke about doing "cold rubs" every morning to strengthen/ activate your immune system by rubbing your entire body with a  cold, wet towel.

I do believe his methods worked, but I also know that I could never hose my mom down with cold water. We have changed a number of our eating habits; we juice regularly. Our juice usually consists of beet, orange, apple, blueberry, celery, ginger, asparagus, and carrots. Sometimes grapes too. It's pretty yummy. The funny thing is that my mom has always been a pretty healthy eater. She absolutely loves fruit and makes sure that when I go to work, I have either an apple or a banana in my bag. We also eat a lot of Chinese vegetables...and rice of course.

My theory is that if a miracle is going to happen, it is not because she ate enough carrots or was hosed down with cold water. Miracles just happen whether it is because of God or the energies of the universe. I've always told myself that everything happens for a reason. However, before, it had only applied to my theory on job searches (lol). I have to believe that everything happens for a reason.