Nutrition education for medical undergraduates

Abstract

In the past medical undergraduates have received nutrition education piecemeal – as part of courses in biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, gastroenterology, etc. In clinical medicine doctors need to show understanding of nutrition in the following areas: diseases caused by unsuitable diet; nutrition in groups with special needs; and public health nutrition. A recent innovation is the allotment of seven teaching days at the end of the preclinical courses to nutrition, and the inclusion of a nutrition section in the second MB exam.

Citation

Garrow, J.S. (1995), "Nutrition education for medical undergraduates", Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 12-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/09566169510090751