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Training and certifying Physician Nutrition Specialists: the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS)^1,2,3,4

¹ From the Departments of Nutrition Sciences and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham

ABSTRACT

A significant obstacle to nutrition literacy among physicians is a paucity of Physician Nutrition Specialists (PNSs) on medical school faculties who can effectively advocate for change in medical school and residency curricula and who can serve as role models for incorporating nutrition into patient care. To address these issues, the Intersociety Professional Nutrition Education Consortium developed a paradigm for PNSs that is designed attract more physicians into the field; promulgated educational standards for fellowship training of PNSs; and established a unified mechanism for certifying PNSs, the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS). This article details the consensus paradigm and specific training standards and outlines the features and history of the ABPNS. The ABPNS certificate is intended to be the premier comprehensive credential for physicians who wish to identify nutrition as an area of expertise. Certification is equally accessible to physicians with backgrounds in any of the specialties relevant to clinical nutrition. It is hoped that more physicians will identify nutrition as a specialty interest if training opportunities are available in a variety of settings and are merged with their other professional interests. ABPNS invites input and feedback from colleagues around the world.

Key Words: Training • certification • Physician Nutrition Specialists

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