health
March 5, 2026
RFK Jr Urges Medical Schools to Increase Nutrition Education Training
As part of his Maha agenda, health secretary wants schools to incorporate 40 hours of instruction
TL;DR
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced a new initiative to increase nutrition education in medical schools.
- The program requires participating medical schools to provide 40 hours of nutrition education or equivalent competency by autumn 2026.
- As of Thursday, 53 medical schools had voluntarily signed on to the initiative.
- This initiative is part of Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" (Maha) agenda.
- Schools are asked to assess current nutrition instruction, assign oversight, and publish their plan for meeting the 40-hour requirement.
- Some highly-ranked universities, including Brown, Columbia, and Cornell, did not join the initiative.
- Kennedy previously suggested reviewing the safety of certain food products, mentioning Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks.
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