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.