Children's Health Defense Over 50 U.S. medical schools will begin requiring coursework in nutrition education, after voluntarily joining a $5 million initiative championed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week. Some doctors praised the initiative, while others suggested additional factors will also have to be addressed if the U.S. wants to tackle chronic disease.
Over 50 U.S. medical schools will begin requiring 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.
“Physicians have historically received very little formal training in nutrition,” Fleming told The 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 of 71 core nutrition competencies developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Kennedy said the initiative will help address the chronic disease epidemic in the U.S.
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