2024 White House Spotlights the Gaples Institute's Nutrition Education, Advancing Food As Medicine
Expertise and Commitment to Nutrition Education
for the Next Generation of Physicians and All Health Professionals
The award-winning Gaples Institute nutrition course is distinguished as the only health professional nutrition course that is now REQUIRED in ten leading U.S. medical schools (and counting)—making food as medicine a reality in physician education.
In support of the White House goal to eliminate diet-related disease, the Gaples Institute has launched a new and expanded outreach program to 100 medical schools and health professional programs, prioritizing those in underserved areas and serving historically marginalized populations.
As Showcased by the 2024 White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities: A New Food as Medicine Initiative
The New Gaples Institute Nutrition Education Partnership Package Includes:
Special Discounted Enrollment
Substantial discounts on the Gaples Institute's award-winning nutrition science course for entire class registrations.
Sharing of Best Practices
Partnership includes sharing of best practices gathered from our extensive experience working with medical schools.
Free Train-the-Trainer Opportunities
We support medical educators and clinical mentors with nutrition training they need to ensure success.
Easy Implementation
Streamlined group-registration logistics and completion reports free up course directors from administrative burdens.
Among health professionals who have taken the Gaples Institute's nutrition course:
97% report that the knowledge they gained will change their practice.
Why is the Gaples Institute’s White House Commitment So Impactful?
Because of the EXPONENTIAL impact on U.S. health:
Affirming the Role of Food as Medicine
Gaples Institute Nutrition Education Has Proven Impact, Training Future Physicians and Other Health Professionals to:
- Rapidly screen patients for food/nutrition insecurity and make appropriate referrals
- Learn strategies to efficiently include nutritional assessment and counseling in a busy clinical setting, including motivational interviewing
- Focus on the large swath of agreement about evidence-based dietary patterns, supported by clickable references to 180+ key studies
- Keep up to date as the Gaples Institute course is reviewed, updated, and re-referenced every year
- Recognize the importance of diet for clinician self-care, an often overlooked area that deserves special attention