Abstract
Because limited information exists about nution training of residents, we studied the teaching practices of nationally recognized nutrition programs. Two hundred thirty-eight nutrition educators and 787 residency-program directors identified 160 institutions with strong nutrition training. The 23 highest-ranked programs were surveyed and 7 were visited. The results showed that 1) clinically active physician-nutritionist role models are the key elements in teaching residents clinical nutrition; 2) multidisciplinary nutrition support teams are valuable learning resources unless they function primarily as technical support services; 3) nutrition elective rotations, although highly effective, are taken by a minority of residents; 4) the nutrition curriculum should include practical learning materials and conferences; and 5) a research environment is important to attract qualified physician-nutritionist role models. A major deficit is aching nutritionally based approaches to disease prevention the ambulatory setting. Finally, a shortage of nutrition-oriented physician role models is probably the major constraint in teaching nutrition to residents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 957-962 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Dec 1991 |
Keywords
- Clinical-nutrition training
- Graduate medical education
- Nutrition education
- Residency training
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Medicine (miscellaneous)