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US Mandates Nutrition Training in Medical Education
10/8/2025
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Story summary
- The United States Department of Health and Human Services has mandated nutrition in medical curricula and licensing exams.
- Drexel University and Cooper Medical School have incorporated nutrition education.
- Drexel medical students study vitamins and nutrition for hospitalized patients.
- There is a call for funding to expand nutrition education for residents.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocates improved nutrition training.
