The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a national initiative to strengthen nutrition education in medical training, recognizing 53 medical schools across 31 states participating in Advancing Nutrition Education Across the Medical Continuum, including the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM).
The institutions recognized through the initiative include both allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Participating schools are committing to ensuring that medical students complete at least 40 hours of nutrition education or an equivalent competency across the four years of medical school.
The effort reflects growing recognition that diet plays a central role in preventing
and managing many chronic diseases. The initiative was announced in
Washington D.C by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. alongside leaders from academic medicine and national physician
organizations. Thomas J. Mohr, DO, vice president for medical affairs at Sam
Houston State University and Dean of SHSU-COM, joined representatives from
medical schools across the country for the discussion.
