Overview
- In a Nov. 6 call to action, the AAMC urged deans and education leaders to evaluate current practices and embed evidence-based nutrition across all stages of medical training.
- The association centralized curricular materials in MedEdPORTAL and plans to feature nutrition education across upcoming AAMC meetings and educator events.
- An LCME accreditation amendment that would require instruction on nutrition’s role in preventing and managing chronic disease is scheduled for a February vote.
- Progress has accelerated over the past decade (38% of schools reporting required content in 2014 to 94% in 2024), yet gaps remain: 82% require a course, only 17% report full integration, and about 25% of graduates feel confident advising patients on nutrition.
- The MCAT remains unchanged in this announcement, even as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has urged prerequisites and nutrition testing for premeds.