US EditionMedical Schools Move to Strengthen Nutrition Teaching After Kennedy’s Request
Only 82% of US medical schools require nutrition courses as the AAMC urges improvements to address chronic disease prevention through diet.
- On Thursday, the Association of American Medical Colleges called on deans and faculty of U.S. medical schools to evaluate nutrition education and use MedEdPORTAL resources to update curricula.
- Following the AAMC's call this Thursday, medical-school educators and pre-med programs were urged to enhance nutrition training and consider MCAT testing changes, as Kennedy cited the need for more curriculum integration.
- The association's snapshot found that earlier this year, only 82% of medical schools in the AAMC require a nutrition class, with fewer than half including nutrition across multiple courses.
- The Liaison Committee on Medical Education is considering amendments, pending a vote, to require medical schools to teach nutrition's role in chronic disease prevention and management with AAMC support resources.
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Medical schools to strengthen nutrition education after call from RFK Jr.
(The Center Square) – The Association of American Medical Colleges issued a call to action Thursday, seeking more robust nutrition education for doctors in training.
After public push by RFK Jr., medical schools move to strengthen nutrition education
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Medical schools boost nutrition education in response to RFK Jr.
Medical educators are responding to the call from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to better incorporate nutrition-based medical education into their curricula, a pillar of his Make America Healthy Again agenda. The Association of American Medical Colleges, the largest nonprofit association representing medical educators, on Thursday called upon the deans and faculty members of medical schools across the country to evalu…
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