Longitudinal Disciplines

The strategic goal of the HET is to train the next generation of physicians and physician-scientists to understand the mechanism(s) underlying health disparities and understand where there are gaps in our knowledge, and to develop the skills to recognize and surmount structural barriers to high-quality health care.

The longitudinal curricular nutrition discipline is designed to ensure competency in a broad range of knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to the role of nutrition in health and disease.