85.980            Nutrition, Physical Activity and Weight Management Curriculum in Medical Schools

85.980            Nutrition, Physical Activity and Weight Management Curriculum in Medical Schools: 

MSSNY encourages all New York State medical schools to develop a nutrition, physical activity and weight management curriculum at both the basic science level and the clinical level;  (2) that MSSNY also encourage New York State medical schools to integrate nutrition and physical activity education into their residency programs and encourage the development of bariatric medicine fellowship programs.  (HOD 2004-161; Modified and reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)