RFK Jr urges medical schools to increase nutrition education training

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Marina DunbarMarch 5, 2026 at 08:41 PM

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US health secretary, has launched a new initiative to increase nutrition education training in medical schools. As of Thursday morning, 53 medical schools had voluntarily signed on to the effort, which aims to provide 40 hours of nutrition education by autumn 2026. The institutions will administer this training as part of their curriculum. Kennedy's plan is part of his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda and reflects a broader push by the Trump administration to promote its ideological priorities in American higher education. Medical schools from both Republican and Democratic-leaning states have backed the effort, including several prominent universities such as the University of Alabama at Birmingham and New York University. The initiative aims to address Kennedy's concerns about physicians receiving insufficient nutrition training.

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