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3 Philadelphia-area medical schools agree to add nutrition education in response to RFK Jr.’s push
Three Philadelphia-area medical schools have committed to adding at least 40 hours of nutrition education to their curricula as part of a national program called Advancing Nutrition Education, in response to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s advocacy. The schools aim to better equip future doctors to address chronic diseases linked to poor diets.
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineorganizationLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityorganizationCooper Medical School at Rowan UniversityorganizationAdvancing Nutrition EducationorganizationRobert F. Kennedy Jr.personSangita Phadtarepersonnutrition educationtopicchronic diseasestopic
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