More than 50 medical schools to expand nutrition education in connection with RFK Jr. deal HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered universities to strengthen nutrition instruction in pre-med programs, medical schools, and residency programs. Medical education organizations have two weeks until Sept. 10 to submit plans that must include scope, timelines, standards, measurable milestones and accountability measures. According to data, medical students receive an average of only 1.2 hours of formal nutrition education per year. All US medical schools already require some form of nutrition instruction, but it's not enough, according to Kennedy and experts. Kennedy said medical schools talk about nutrition but don't teach it, and called for reforms to prevent disease instead of just treating it. Some schools, such as Drexel University and Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, have long included nutrition in their curriculum, for example 20 hours of instruction. The initiative is part of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) program.