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Future Directions for Implementing Nutrition Across the Continuum of Medical and Health Professions Education and Training, and Research
Author(s) -
KrisEtherton Penny M,
Akabas Sharon,
Pratt Charlotte,
Saltzman Edward,
Krebs Nancy,
Levy Matthew
Publication year - 2013
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.27.1_supplement.47.1
Subject(s) - medical education , nutrition education , curriculum , medicine , documentation , referral , health care , population health , professional development , nursing , psychology , public health , gerontology , pedagogy , political science , computer science , law , programming language
The NHLBI in collaboration with the NIH Office of Disease Prevention and Division of Nutrition Research Coordination convened a Working Group Meeting in September 2012 on implementing nutrition across the continuum of training medical students through residency, and training other health professionals. The objectives were to make recommendations on 1) the content and implementation of nutrition and healthy lifestyles education, training and competency testing, and 2) the integration of nutrition education, training and research to improve population health, patient care and health outcomes. Guiding principles for nutrition education in professional schools were defined. Cross‐cutting Themes for Health Professional Training recommendations were: 1) Nutrition Academic Award Curriculum Guide update and documentation with learning objectives and competencies for all relevant health professionals; 2) a Nutrition Education and Research Coordinating Center that would serve as an oversight and coordinating body for nutrition education and research; and 3)multi‐disciplinary team approaches and referral systems across the continuum of health professional training. Research priorities were identified to advance nutrition education in health professional training programs. Implementation of these recommendations would require partnerships with a broad coalition of organizations.