Food for thought: a qualitative assessment of medical trainee and faculty perceptions of nutrition education.

Journal: BMC medical education
PMID: 39736749

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The American Society of Clinical Nutrition recommends 37 to 44 h of undergraduate medical nutrition education. The Total Health Curriculum at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) contains 14 h of objective-based nutritional instruction. This study aimed to examine the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding the role of nutrition in medicine and to identify barriers, opportunities for improvement, and roles/responsibilities for innovative implementation of nutrition education.

Authors

  • Olivia Kunitsky
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Mahdi Taye
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Karla Feeley
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Hugh Johnson
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Abigail Glynn
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Avery Stivale
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Matthew Hamers
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Alexis Notarianni
    Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
  • Sireesha Mamillapalli
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Gabi Waite
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA.
  • Sonia Lobo
    Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine Street, Scranton, PA, 18509, USA. slobo1@geisinger.edu.

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