Specialty residency training in medical nutrition education: History and proposal for improvement

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  DeLegge, Mark H ^a,e   Alger Mayer, Sharon ^b   Van Way III, Charles W ^c   Gramlich, Leah ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical nutrition; Nutrition support; Residency training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; SPECIALIZATION; TEACHER;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICINE; MENTORS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 79953135653     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607110378017     Document Type: Review

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