?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Survey+of+Nutrition+Education+in+U.S.+Medical+Schools+%E2%80%93+An+Instructor-Based+Analysis%0A&rft.creator=Torti+Jr%2C+Frank+M.&rft.creator=Adams+MPH%2C+RD%2C+Kelly+M.&rft.creator=Edwards+PhD%2C+Lloyd+J.&rft.creator=Lindell+MS%2C+RD%2C+Karen+C.&rft.creator=Zeisel+MD%2C+PhD%2C+Steven+H.&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Background%3A+Recent+reports+on+the+state+of+nutrition+in+U.S.+medical+schools+suggest+that+these+schools+are+challenged+to+incorporate+nutrition+into+an+already+full+curriculum.%0AObjective%3A+The+aim+of+this+study+was+to+determine+the+current+state+of+nutrition+education+in+US+medical+schools+based+on+information+reported+by+individuals+responsible+for+teaching+nutrition+to+medical+students.%0ADesign%3A+Between+July+1999+and+May+2000%2C+we+surveyed+122+U.S.+medical+and+osteopathic+schools.+The+survey+was+mailed+to+the+nutrition+educator+at+each+institution%3B+recipients+could+return+the+survey+via+mail%2C+fax%2C+or+the+web.%0AResults%3A+The+majority+of+the+98+medical+schools+responding+to+the+survey+provided+nutrition+education.+In+90%25+of+responding+U.S.+medical+and+osteopathic+schools+(representing+88+of+98+schools+and+over+65%25+of+all+institutions)%2C+all+students+were+guaranteed+exposure+to+nutrition.+An+average+of+18+%C2%B1+12+hours+of+nutrition+was+required%2C+including+material+integrated+into+other+types+of+courses.%0AConclusions%3A+Our+findings+indicate+that+nutrition+education+is+an+integral+part+of+the+curriculum+for+the+majority+of+US+medical+schools+surveyed.+A+number+of+medical+schools+have+chosen+to+incorporate+nutrition+education+into+already+established+basic+science+and+clinical+courses.%0A&rft.date=2001-11&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2383%2F1%2Fres00023.pdf&rft.identifier=++Torti+Jr%2C+Frank+M.+and+Adams+MPH%2C+RD%2C+Kelly+M.+and+Edwards+PhD%2C+Lloyd+J.+and+Lindell+MS%2C+RD%2C+Karen+C.+and+Zeisel+MD%2C+PhD%2C+Steven+H.++(2001)+Survey+of+Nutrition+Education+in+U.S.+Medical+Schools+%E2%80%93+An+Instructor-Based+Analysis.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2383%2F