ACEND Nutrition in Medical Education Microcredential
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The ACEND Nutrition in Medical Education (NME) Microcredential is a framework that helps ACEND-accredited nutrition and dietetics programs leverage existing curricula to educate medical and health professional students, aligned to ACEND's program competencies and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medical Education Nutrition Framework.
Academic programs are well-positioned to serve as microcredential providers by chunking existing course content into discrete, competency-mapped microlearning units that serve as the foundational building blocks that can be delivered to medical students, resident physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other allied health professionals, including health coaches.
Through the microcredential, learners will:
- Recognize when nutrition care is needed
- Understand nutrition's role in preventing and treating chronic disease
- Collaborate with RDNs as essential members of the interprofessional healthcare team
- Refer patients to RDNs for specialized nutrition care
ACEND's NME microcredential competency framework covers:
- Foundational Nutrition Knowledge
- Nutrition Assessment and Diagnosis
- Collaboration, Referral, and Patient Management
Programs interested in pursuing ACEND quality-approval for the NME microcredential, or seeking additional information, should contact ACEND via email.
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National Readiness: ACEND Survey Insights
ACEND-accredited nutrition and dietetics programs confirm that this work to help medical schools move from commitment to implementation is underway. Survey responses identified the nutrition and dietetics programs are supporting this work through medical school curriculum integration, guest lectures, resident education, culinary medicine, teaching kitchens, interprofessional education, and health professions partnerships.
More than 150 programs have expressed interest in helping move this work forward, and many already provide nutrition education for medical and other health professions’ students.
Abilene Christian University, Didactic Program in Dietetics
AdventHealth Orlando Dietetic Internship
Bastyr University, Master of Science in Nutrition/Didactic Program in Dietetics
CUNY Brooklyn College, Health and Nutrition Sciences (Foods and Nutrition)
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Graduate and Professional Studies in Nutrition
Drexel University, PhD in Nutrition Sciences
East Texas A&M University, Didactic Program in Dietetics
Georgia State University, Nutrition
Grand Valley State University, Master of Science in Clinical Dietetics
Hebrew SeniorLife, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center Dietetic Internship
Kent State University, Nutrition and Dietetics Program
Lamar University, Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)
Long Island University, MS RDN Professional Program
Marshall University, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics
Miami University
Middle Tennessee State University, Nutrition and Food Science
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Nutrition and Dietetic Technician Program
Mississippi State University, Dietetic Internship
Missouri State University
Morrison Healthcare, Morrison Healthcare Dietetic Internship
Mount Mary University, Integrated Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
Norfolk State University, Food Science & Nutrition Program Concentration
Pace University, Nutrition and Dietetics, MS
Queens College - CUNY, Nutrition and Dietetics Program
Seton Hill University, Integrated Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics
Simmons University, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Master's in Nutrition and Health Promotion
Sodexo Dietetic Internship
State University of New York at Oneonta
Tarleton State University, Nutrition Science
Texas Woman's University – Denton, Dietetic Internship
Texas Woman's University – Houston, Dietetic Internship
Tucson Medical Center, Dietetic Internship
Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Nutrition Sciences
University of Houston - DPD
University of Illinois – Chicago, Nutrition Science and Master's Coordinated Program
University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Department of Nutrition
University of Mississippi, Dietetics and Nutrition
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Doctor of Nutrition and Dietetics Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Master of Medical Nutrition
University of North Dakota, Coordinated Program in Dietetics
University of South Florida, Doctorate of Medicine
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrated Health
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, MPH-Nutrition and Dietetics
University of Wisconsin – Stout, Dietetics
Viterbo University, Masters of Science in Community Medical Dietetics
Washington State University, Master of Science Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Wellness Workdays Dietetic Internship
Academy and ACEND Join Forces to Support Nutrition Education in Medical Schools
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) and ACEND support efforts to strengthen nutrition education in medical schools and health professions training by helping nutrition and dietetics programs partner with medical schools and implement curricula using a flexible microcredential along with other practical resources.
The Academy and ACEND's shared goals for this initiative are to:
- Increase nutrition literacy in the healthcare system aligning with the Academy’s mission
- Support the partnership with medical schools to co-develop and deliver nutrition curricula
- Advocate for interprofessional models that emphasize referral to and collaboration with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs)
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Case Studies: Models in Action
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