Opinion: The medical school nutrition blues
The article discusses the need for improved nutrition education in medical schools. Medical students Tiffany Onyejiaka and Lauren Rice share their perspectives on the issue, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with registered dietitians. They agree that while doctors need more training in preventive health, existing professionals in the field should also be supported.
- ▪Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has highlighted the lack of nutrition knowledge among doctors.
- ▪Tiffany Onyejiaka believes supporting registered dietitians would be more effective than solely focusing on medical education.
- ▪Lauren Rice acknowledges the need for a preventive health mindset in medical schools.
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OpinionFirst Opinion Podcast The medical school nutrition blues Two students on finding the right way for medical school to tackle preventive health Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article By Torie BoschApril 29, 2026 Editor, First Opinion Torie Bosch[email protected]Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. One of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s refrains has focused on medical education: Doctors don’t know enough about nutrition and preventive medicine, he likes to say. He has encouraged medical schools to beef up (tallow up?) their education on healthy eating and its connection to chronic disease.
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