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HHS and Education Department Launch Push to Embed Nutrition Across Medical Training

Agencies set a Sept. 8 deadline for detailed action plans from medical education groups.

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Overview

  • The plan, announced Aug. 27, is framed as part of President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
  • Kennedy called for nutrition to be built into pre-med coursework and added to the MCAT, which is administered by the AAMC.
  • The initiative targets six phases of physician training: premed standards, medical school curricula, licensing exams, residency requirements, board certification, and continuing education.
  • Medical education organizations were instructed to submit timelines, milestones, and accountability measures by Sept. 8 outlining how they will meet the new standards.
  • Officials cite about 1 million diet-related deaths annually and roughly $4–$4.4 trillion in related spending, noting most trainees get minimal nutrition instruction, while the rollout currently leans on voluntary public commitments with potential funding or accreditation levers discussed but not detailed.