As a GP, I wholeheartedly agree. I have a minor in nutrition before studying medicine. I try to talk to my patients and they brush me off.
My clinic has a dietitian, and they NEVER want a meeting with her. The only exception has been pregnant women.
I still do agree some more teaching could be helpful, but it’s likely only helpful in POST-graduate training, like, family medicine. Future surgeons, for instance, aren’t likely to need depth on nutrition, and the degree is already very loaded without much room to trim.
As a GP, I wholeheartedly agree. I have a minor in nutrition before studying medicine. I try to talk to my patients and they brush me off. My clinic has a dietitian, and they NEVER want a meeting with her. The only exception has been pregnant women.
I still do agree some more teaching could be helpful, but it’s likely only helpful in POST-graduate training, like, family medicine. Future surgeons, for instance, aren’t likely to need depth on nutrition, and the degree is already very loaded without much room to trim.