RD Trainees Teaching MD Trainees: Nutrition Assessment Training for Medical Students

摘要

Less than 25% of medical schools meet US National Academy of Sciences recommendations to provide 25 hours of nutrition education. Medical trainees report dissatisfaction with nutrition training and unpreparedness to counsel patients about nutrition. A pilot program aims to promote medical student understanding of nutrition and increase confidence in future practice. Obstacles to incorporating nutrition content into medical education include financial constraints and determining how to teach and who should teach nutrition, but registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic interns are in position to advocate for nutrition inclusion in care teams and promote nutrition training in medicine.