Open AccessShow Me Your Objectives: Nutrition Education in a US Medical School Curriculum
Author(s) -
Amy L. Robinson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-018-00645-6
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , medical school , psychology , medicine , mathematics education , pedagogy
Health authorities around the globe have called for improvement in nutrition education in medical schools. It was deemed necessary to study our current curriculum to document what exists and identify gaps. This project surveyed nutrition education objectives within a US medical school during 1 year followed by informal interviews of faculty aimed toward improvement in the curriculum.