Journal article
Capacity building in nutrition science: revisiting the curricula for medical professionals
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v 1306(1), pp 21-40
01 Jan 2013
PMID: 24329516
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Abstract
The current nutrition education curricula for students in U.S. medical schools, and schools of other health professions, such as nursing and oral health, do not provide enough opportunity to gain knowledge of the interactions among micro- and macronutrients, their role in maintaining optimal body functions, factors that interfere with these interactions, or, importantly, how to integrate this knowledge into medical practice. There is a need to better prepare healthcare professionals for identifying nutrition risk and managing hospitalized patients, especially those with chronic conditions, using an interprofessional, team-based approach. A major goal of this report is to revisit current nutrition training programs for physicians and other healthcare professionals in order to explore opportunities for providing healthcare providers with the essential tools of preventative and therapeutic nutrition intervention strategies. The issues addressed include whether a consensus exists on how to integrate basic and applied nutrition into the general healthcare professional curriculum, and if so, at which stages of training and at what depth should these integrations occur; how nutrition education is dealt with and achieved throughout all the health professions; and whether current nutrition education models are sufficient. To help address these issues, the report will review current nutrition education practices-their strengths and weaknesses-as well as evaluate promising new initiatives, and offer proposals for new directions for nutrition education training of future generation of medical practitioners.
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- Title
- Capacity building in nutrition science: revisiting the curricula for medical professionals
- Creators
- Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili - Drexel UniversityMarilyn Edwards - §University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TexasGerald Friedman - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiAzra Jaferi - New York Academy of SciencesMartin Kohlmeier - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPenny Kris-Etherton - Pennsylvania State UniversityCarine Lenders - Boston UniversityCarole Palmer - Tufts UniversityJudith Wylie-Rosett - Albert Einstein College of MedicineNYAS
- Publication Details
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v 1306(1), pp 21-40
- Series
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- P30 DK46200; K23 DK082732 / New Balance Foundation, United States Abbott Fund for activities in Vietnam Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation K23DK082732 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000329607800002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84890078622
- Other Identifier
- 991019167783804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Nutrition & Dietetics