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Nutrition Education for Practicing Physicians (NEPP)
Author(s) -
Kohlmeier Martin,
Adams Kelly,
Zeisel Steven
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.989.29
Subject(s) - medical education , curriculum , nutrition education , medicine , clinical nutrition , clinical practice , psychology , family medicine , pedagogy , gerontology
The Nutrition in Medicine (NIM) project has a long history of curriculum development for medical students. We have now created innovative online nutrition instruction for physicians in training. The new Nutrition Education for Practicing Physicians (NEPP) initiative employs the same successful platform already used by most US medical schools. NEPP is bringing evidence‐based clinical nutrition education to medical residents, preparing them to address the major nutrition‐related health concerns encountered in everyday practice. Our innovative approach presents very brief learning units that take 5–15 minutes to complete. We teach one nutrition‐related clinical skill at a time and engage the learners with practical exercises. The user gets immediate feedback on performance as part of the learning process. The exercises also continuously assess learning progress and direct navigation based on proficiency. As part of our evaluation, we are embedding in the materials survey questions to determine how the previous use of learning units have led physicians to alter their nutrition practice behaviors. We expect that this unique curriculum for medical practitioners will ultimately improve patient outcomes. The online material for clinical nutrition education is available to all physicians in training free of charge at nutritioninmedicine.org. Supported by the National Cancer Institute