NUTRITION EDUCATION IN THE MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM

我们建议制定、执行、评价和传播一项综合的 加州大学洛杉矶分校的四年制医学院课程，旨在培养医生 毕业生达到预先指定的营养领域熟练程度 它解决了NCI癌症教育计划的目标， 2000年国家卫生目标。独特的制度 加州大学洛杉矶分校的优势，包括教育发展中心， 教育学院院长办公室和NCI资助的UCLA的研究 临床营养研究单位将用于1）识别和 开发课程材料和新的教学方法，以促进 营养学习; 2）培训教师有效实施 3）协助学生评估学习， 营养; 4）在持续的计划中进行形成性评估 5）传播材料和方法 在整个医学院的具体课程，通过工作 与个别课程主任和国家通过举办一个 专业会议策划对75名学生的评价将是 通过营养知识考试进行， 该计划的成就对其他美国 医学院。一个教师工作组已经成立，包括关键 教师和这个计划的领导，以及课程主任， 为实施新课程而开设的三门课程 （人类生物化学和营养，医生和医学实习）。这 团体将随着课程的变化而变化， 增加了课程主任和促进营养师， 课程，以便这些增强和营养课程可以 扩展到整个医学院4年的所有其他课程。它 预计所有这些目标都可以在 拟议的五年时间框架， 加州大学洛杉矶分校内的其他健康专业学校，包括牙科，护理， 和公共卫生。

We propose to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate, an integrated four-year medical school curriculum at UCLA designed to train physician graduates to a predesignated level of proficiency in areas of nutrition which address the goals of the NCI Cancer Education Program in fulfilling the national health objectives for the year 2000. Unique institutional strengths at UCLA including the Center for Educational Development and Research in the office of the Dean of Education, and the NCI-funded UCLA Clinical Nutrition Research Unit will be utilized to 1) identify and develop curricular materials and novel instructional approaches to promote nutrition learning; 2) train faculty in the effective implementation of the new curriculum; 3) assist in evaluation of student learning in nutrition; 4) conduct formative evaluation of the program in an ongoing and systematic fashion; 5) disseminate the materials and approaches throughout the medical school curriculum in specific courses by working with individual course directors and nationally through conduct of a planned professional conference. Evaluation of 75 students will be conducted using the Nutrition Knowledge Examination which will enhance the generalizability of the accomplishments of this program to other U.S. Medical Schools. A Faculty Working Croup has been formed including key faculty and the leadership of this program, and the course directors of three courses initially targeted for implementation of the new curriculum (Human Biochemistry and Nutrition, Doctoring, and Medical Clerkship). This group will change as the course changes are institutionalized and new course directors and facilitating dietitians added to target different courses so that these enhancements and nutritional curriculum can be extended to all other courses throughout the 4 years of medical school. It is anticipated that all of these objectives can be achieved within the five year time frame proposed and that additional benefits will accrue to other health professions schools within UCLA including Dentistry, Nursing, and Public Health.