Hawaii HB1748 mandates the John A. Burns School of Medicine to create a nutrition and metabolic health curriculum for medical students.

Hawaii HB1748 addresses the high rates of chronic diseases in Hawaii by requiring the John A. Burns School of Medicine to establish an evidence-based nutrition and metabolic health curriculum. This curriculum will include nutrition counseling competencies, information on the role of nutrition in preventing and managing chronic diseases, and a minimum of twenty-five contact hours of nutrition education. Completion of this curriculum will be mandatory for earning a doctor of medicine degree.

Hawaii HB1748 mandates the John A. Burns School of Medicine to create a nutrition and metabolic health curriculum for medical students.

Hawaii HB1748 addresses the high rates of chronic diseases in Hawaii by requiring the John A. Burns School of Medicine to establish an evidence-based nutrition and metabolic health curriculum. This curriculum will include nutrition counseling competencies, information on the role of nutrition in preventing and managing chronic diseases, and a minimum of twenty-five contact hours of nutrition education. Completion of this curriculum will be mandatory for earning a doctor of medicine degree.