Transforming Nutrition Education Across the Medical Training Continuum (NUTRITION 2026 On Demand Collection)

This course is included in the NUTRITION 2026 On Demand Collection.

Despite its central role in preventing and managing disease, nutrition education remains underrepresented across medical training. With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launching new efforts to expand nutrition education in medical schools, the time is ripe for action. This session highlights innovative approaches spanning undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. We will also explore strategies to scale and sustain these efforts nationally, offering practical insights and a forward-looking vision for integrating nutrition into medical education and practice.

Originally presented at NUTRITION 2026, ASN's flagship meeting which was held July 25-28 in National Harbor, MD

 

Speakers

Lisa Howley, PhD
Senior Director for Transforming Medical Education
Association of American Medical Colleges

Carine Lenders, MD, MS, ScD 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine

Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD
Professor and Director
UCLA Center for Human Nutrition

Laura Murray-Kolb, MS, PhD
Purdue University

Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH
Senior Nutrition Scientist
National Institutes of Health

Samuel Watters
Counselor, Immediate Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

Course opens: 
10/19/2026
Course expires: 
09/30/2028
Cost:
$8.00
Part of: 
NUTRITION 2026 On Demand Collection
Rating: 
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This activity includes the following presentations:

Welcome and Introductions

Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD
UCLA Center for Human Nutrition

Advancing Nutrition Education Across the Continuum: An Initiative Led by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Samuel Watters
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Efforts of the Association of American Medical Colleges

Lisa Howley, PhD
Association of American Medical Colleges

The Nutrition Education Challenge

Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH
National Institutes of Health

Introducing the Physician Nutrition Learning Hub

Carine M. Lenders, MD, MS, ScD
Boston University School of Medicine

Panel Discussion

Moderator: 
Laura Murray-Kolb, MS, PhD
Purdue University

Continuing education credit is not available for this activity. A Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded by learners who complete the course.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

Price

Cost:
$8.00
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