by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.,Childrens Health Defense:
Over 50 U.S. medical schools will beginrequiring coursework in nutrition education, after voluntarily joining a $5 million initiative championed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week.
Several doctors said the initiative will strengthen an area of medical education that was previously lacking.
“This initiative addresses a national gap in medical education,” said Stephanie Fleming, director of communications for the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
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“Physicians have historically received very little formal training in nutrition,” Fleming toldThe Defender. “Nutrition education gives future physicians evidence-based tools to prevent and manage many of the most common chronic illnesses.”
As part of the initiative, announced Thursday, participating institutions have agreed to offer at least 40 hours of nutrition education, or a 40-hour competency equivalent, beginning in the 2026-27 academic year.
Schools may construct their curriculum based on a list of71 core nutrition competenciesdeveloped by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Kennedy said the initiative will help address thechronic disease epidemicin the U.S.
“Chronic disease is bankrupting ourhealth system, and poor nutrition sits at the center of that crisis,” Kennedy said in a statement. “Today medical schools are committing to change how America trains its doctors — by putting nutrition back where it belongs: at the heart of patient care.”
Source: SGT Report
