ReviewBMJ open2021
Nutrition competencies for medicine: an integrative review and critical synthesis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Quality and accuracy of online nutrition-related information: a systematic review of content analysis studies.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Integrating nutrition as a transversal competence: a curriculum mapping and implementation study in undergraduate medical education.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Evidence-Based Practice Engagement Among Clinical Dietitians: A Mixed-Methods Study Using the COM-B Model.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Persistent gaps in nutrition education in UK medical schools: a triangulated review of curricula, student perception and the evidence base.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2026Article
- Student-led teaching and learning initiatives in nutrition education for medical and health students: a scoping review.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2026Review
- Level of nutrition competencies among healthcare professionals and medical students in Kazakhstan.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2025Article
- Where is the nutrition? Content analysis of learning objectives within tertiary medicine and health degree programs at an Australian university.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2025Article
- There and Back Again: A Forty-Year Perspective on Physician Nutrition Education.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Review
- Establishing consensus on nutrition competencies for medicine: a Delphi study.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Article
- Experiential Culinary, Nutrition and Food Systems Education Improves Knowledge and Confidence in Future Health Professionals.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Facilitators and barriers to providing culinary nutrition, culinary medicine and behaviour change support: An online cross-sectional survey of Australian health and education professionals.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2023Article
- Mapping nutrition within medical curricula in Australia and New Zealand: a cross-sectional content analysis.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2023Article
- Uncovering culinary medicine research themes: Current status and future direction.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Global architecture for the nutrition training of health professionals: a scoping review and blueprint for next steps.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022Article
- Resources Exist to Integrate Nutrition into Graduate Medical Education.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
objectiveGlobally, 11 million deaths are attributable to suboptimal diet annually, and nutrition care has been shown to improve health outcomes. While medically trained clinicians are well-placed to provide nutrition care, medical education remains insufficient to support clinicians to deliver nutrition advice as part of routine clinical practice. Competency standards provide a framework for workforce development and a vehicle for aligning health priorities with the values of a profession. Although, there remains an urgent need to establish consensus on nutrition competencies for medicine. The aim of this review is to provide a critical synthesis of published nutrition competencies for medicine internationally.
designIntegrative review. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and Global Health were searched through April 2020. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: We included published Nutrition Competency Frameworks. This search was complemented by handsearching reference lists of literature deemed relevant. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Data were extracted into summary tables and this matrix was then used to identify common themes and to compare and analyse the literature. Miller's pyramid, the Knowledge to Action Cycle and the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition were also used to consider the results of this review.
resultsUsing a predetermined search strategy, 11 articles were identified. Five common themes were identified and include (1) clinical practice, (2) health promotion and disease prevention, (3) communication, (4) working as a team and (5) professional practice. This review also identified 25 nutrition competencies for medicine, the majority of which were knowledge-based.
conclusionsThis review recommends vertical integration of nutrition competencies into existing medical education based on key, cross-cutting themes and increased opportunities to engage in relevant, skill-based nutrition training.
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