Nutrition training is increasing in 26% of US medical schools, to 40 hours (no mention of vitamins, etc.)
FACT SHEET: Secretary Kennedy and Secretary McMahon Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education have secured voluntary commitments from 53 of the nation’s top medical schools across 31 states to require at least 40 hours of nutrition education, or implement a 40-hour competency equivalent, for students starting in the fall of 2026.
26% = 53 of 200 medical schools will have 40 hours by the end of 2026
~75% of medical schools provide NO Nutritional training
No mention of Vitamins, Cofactors, Magnesium, Omega-3, etc.
Probable reasons for poor nutrition training
- Too busy
- Doctors not trained in nutrition often do the teaching
- Rarely will there be nutrition questions to answer in order to get licensed
- Nutrition training is extremely complex and often becomes out of date in less than a decade
- Doctors are rarely able to charge for providing nutrition information to patients
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