Impact of an Online Nutrition Course to Address a Gap in Medical Education: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Nutrition is a foundation of health, yet there is a deficiency of nutrition training in graduate medical education. The purpose of this feasibility study was to assess the impact of a brief online clinical nutrition course on medical residents' knowledge and attitudes related to the role of nutrition in clinical practice.

Methods

Medical residents from two institutions took a 3-hour, online, self-paced and interactive clinical nutrition course that reviewed macronutrients, evidence-based dietary patterns, a rapid nutrition assessment, and motivational interviewing. We administered surveys of nutrition knowledge and attitudes at three time points: (1) just prior to taking the online course, (2) immediately following, and (3) 3 months after course com

SUBMITTER: Shafto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279113 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature