Culinary Medicine for Family Medicine Residents

Emily A Johnston; Amrita Arcot; Jennifer Meengs; Tomi D Dreibelbis; Penny M Kris-Etherton; Joseph P Wiedemer

doi:10.1007/s40670-021-01283-1

Culinary Medicine for Family Medicine Residents

Med Sci Educ. 2021 Apr 12;31(3):1015-1018. doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01283-1. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Emily A Johnston¹, Amrita Arcot¹, Jennifer Meengs¹, Tomi D Dreibelbis², Penny M Kris-Etherton¹, Joseph P Wiedemer³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA USA.
² Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA USA.
³ Penn State Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA USA.

Abstract

Background: Physicians are inadequately trained to effectively provide lifestyle counseling to manage the obesity epidemic.

Activity: Family and community medicine residents participated in a culinary medicine course taught by two Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) in University Park, PA, in March 2020.

Results: All residents (n = 13) reported increased knowledge, 92% (n = 12) reported increased confidence, and 84.6% (n = 11) reported they intended to make changes to their practice based on the class. Most participating residents (85%, n = 11) would attend follow-up classes.

Discussion: Residents recognized the importance of nutrition in clinical care and found the information to be applicable to practice.

Keywords: Culinary medicine; Graduate medical education; Nutrition; Obesity.