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6. Conclusions and Recommendations
6. Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 95-98
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The committee recommends that U.S medical schools examine the nutrition component of their curriculum and, as explained below, take steps to remedy the deficiencies identified.
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Therefore, the committee recommends that a faculty member with a scholarly commitment to nutrition and its application to clinical medicine be designated to lead and develop a nutrition program at each medical school. A clinically active physician who can serve as a prominent role model for the students should be considered for this position.
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This environment was found to be counter-productive in efforts to foster the long-term survival of a program. To ensure permanence, the committee recommends that the responsibility for the nutrition program be vested in a separate department or a distinct division of the medical school.
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For example, the committee recommends that NIT consider increasing the funding for such programs as the Clinical Nutrition Research Units, which focus on training, research, and nutrition education activities. To meet intermediate needs, the committee encourages short-term institutional sharing of faculty and other resources; however, long-term survival of nutrition programs is dependent an increase in funds from federal and private sources.
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