A Dinner-Table Approach to a Unique Interactive Nutrition Curriculum for Healthcare Professional Students

Med Sci Educ. 2018 Nov 19;29(1):7-8. doi: 10.1007/s40670-018-00653-6. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Nutrition education is significantly lacking from healthcare provider educational curricula despite its proven benefit for some of the most chronic and challenging diseases facing Americans today. We successfully developed and implemented an interprofessional, experiential nutrition education course for healthcare professional students that emphasizes evidence-based nutrition interventions for patient care.

Keywords: Interprofessional education; Medical student education; Nutrition education.