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Some US medical schools to teach nutrition under government deal
The commitment aims to equip over 30,000 future physicians annually with essential nutrition knowledge to combat chronic diseases, supported by a $5 million federal fund.
- On Thursday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said 53 medical schools will expand nutrition education this autumn under a deal with President Donald Trump's administration.
- Under the voluntary commitment, 53 medical schools will administer 40 hours of nutrition education or a 40-hour competency equivalent, among about 200 accredited U.S. medical schools.
- Participating institutions include the University of Florida, Tulane University, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine; a senior HHS official said most joining schools grant MD degrees and the Trump administration will not dictate curriculum.
- Kennedy said the change aims to better equip doctors, stating 'Medical education must teach the science of nutrition' to address diet-related chronic disease.
- Amid broader debate, some medical schools hesitated because they perceived the deal as partisan, Kennedy said on February 24, linking it to vaccine-policy and higher-education influence concerns.
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