Eight Med School Accreditors Agree To RFK's Nutrition Study Requirements

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that 8 medical school accrediting organizations, led by The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), have agreed to adopt Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's nutrition requirements for all types of medical education:

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Medical school organizations sign on to RFK Jr.’s nutrition requirements
By Joseph Choi - June 8, 2026

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that numerous medical school accrediting organizations and assessors have agreed to increase nutrition requirements for U.S. medical education.

HHS said in a release that eight medical school organizations had agreed to “increase nutrition requirements at every level of U.S. medical education, competency-evaluation, training, and residency.”

The release did not specify what these increased requirements will be. Earlier this year, the Trump administration announced partnerships with dozens of medical schools that would incorporate 40 hours of nutrition education before graduation.

The medical school groups who signed on to participate include:

• The National Board of Medical Examiners
• The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
• The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
• The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
• The American Board of Medical Specialties
• The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
• The The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

The LCME’s participation in HHS’s nutrition push signals a major endorsement by the medical establishment, being the leading accrediting authority in the U.S. for M.D. programs.

As part of the announcement on Monday, HHS shared that 19 more schools had joined this pledge including the University of Massachusetts, University of Maryland, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Hofstra University and Texas A&M University.

“Poor diets are the primary driver of America’s chronic disease epidemic, and today’s announcement reflects the shifting landscape toward placing nutrition and prevention at the core of patient health,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. “Still, more work remains, and I look forward to seeing nutrition play an increased role as the latest science, data, and best practices develop.”