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A 1997-1998 report found that only 33 accredited U.S. medical schools (26%) had a required nutrition course.
15 August 2008

Other reports on the status of nutrition in medical education have presented a similar picture.8,9 Over the years, such reports have led to frequent calls for increased emphasis on, and reform of, nutrition education of physicians.

  Survey of Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools – An Instructor-Based Analysis Frank M. Torti, Jr.*, Kelly M. Adams, MPH, RD*, Lloyd J. Edwards, PhD†, Karen C. Lindell, MS, RD*, Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD*
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   Analysis of data provided by the Clinical Administrative Data Service of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

   Schulman JA. Nutrition education in medical schools: trends and implications for health educators. Medical Education Online 1994;4:1

   Halsted CH. Clinical Nutrition Education—relevance and role models. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1998; 67:192-6.

   Young EA. National Dairy Council Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education Lecture, 1992: Perspectives on nutrition in medical education. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1992;56:745-51.

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