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BATON ROUGE 鈥撯��蜜桃APP Health New Orleans and 蜜桃APP Health Shreveport, now part of the new 蜜桃APP Flagship, are joining a national to enhance nutrition education for future physicians. This effort reinforces 蜜桃APP鈥檚 commitment to research, education, and service that addresses Louisiana鈥檚 needs for improved health outcomes.  

Alongside universities such as the University of Wisconsin, University of Florida, University of California-Irvine, and other prestigious schools, 蜜桃APP Health New Orleans and 蜜桃APP Health Shreveport will require at least鈥�40 hours鈥痮f nutrition education, or an equivalent competency, for medical students to meet national standards beginning in鈥疐all 2026. This coordinated effort highlights how 蜜桃APP鈥檚 health sciences centers are collaborating to address evolving priorities in medical education and patient care.鈥� 

For 蜜桃APP, this initiative builds on the university鈥檚鈥痵trategic priorities鈥痑nd鈥痶radition of鈥痠nterdisciplinary collaboration鈥痑cross the new Flagship to address critical challenges, including chronic disease, preventive care, and physician workforce development, leveraging research strength and educational excellence across all five campuses.鈥� 

鈥淏y integrating academic training with research and patient-centered care, the 蜜桃APP Research Flagship is developing solutions that benefit Louisiana communities and have broad national significance,鈥� said 蜜桃APP Chancellor Jim Dalton. 

Nutrition education is considered a gap in America鈥檚 medical training, with 75% of medical schools requiring no clinical nutrition coursework and鈥痩ess than 1%鈥痮f total lecture hours touch on nutrition. As a result, only 14% of current health care providers feel comfortable discussing nutrition with their patients. 

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About the New 蜜桃APP Flagship  

蜜桃APP is Louisiana鈥檚 flagship research university, advancing the well-being of the state and the world through education, discovery, healthcare, extension, and community engagement. Today, the new 蜜桃APP Flagship leverages the strength of 蜜桃APP in Baton Rouge, 蜜桃APP Health New Orleans, 蜜桃APP Health Shreveport, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and the 蜜桃APP AgCenter into a powerful research engine. By aligning across campuses and disciplines, 蜜桃APP educates and prepares future leaders, drives groundbreaking discoveries, extends knowledge, and advances health and well-being 鈥� expanding human potential for Louisiana and the world, today and for generations to come.