Secretary Kennedy Announces Historic Development in Nutrition Accreditation Standards, New Medical School Pledges

HHS WASHINGTON — June 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education today hosted eight of the nation’s leading accreditors, assessors, and medical organizations to announce a historic development to increase nutrition requirements at every level of U.S. medical education, competency-evaluation, training, and residency.

Additionally, 19 medical schools across the country have signed the Trump administration’s Nutrition Education Pledge, vowing to incorporate 40 hours of nutritional education or its competency equivalent into graduation requirements starting this fall.

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Today, HHS recognized eight prominent medical accrediting, assessment, and board organizations that have voluntarily committed to implementing reforms aimed at instilling measurable nutritional education across key medical training programs.Participating medical organizations include: *The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

*The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME)

*The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

*The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

*The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)

*The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)

*The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

*The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM

Secretary Kennedy Announces Historic Development in Nutrition Accreditation Standards, New Medical School Pledges

HHS WASHINGTON — June 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education today hosted eight of the nation’s leading accreditors, assessors, and medical organizations to announce a historic development to increase nutrition requirements at every level of U.S. medical education, competency-evaluation, training, and residency.

Additionally, 19 medical schools across the country have signed the Trump administration’s Nutrition Education Pledge, vowing to incorporate 40 hours of nutritional education or its competency equivalent into graduation requirements starting this fall.

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Today, HHS recognized eight prominent medical accrediting, assessment, and board organizations that have voluntarily committed to implementing reforms aimed at instilling measurable nutritional education across key medical training programs.Participating medical organizations include: *The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) *The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) *The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) *The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)*The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) *The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) *The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) *The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM