EL'26 Nutrition Focused Sessions

Thirteen nutrition-related presentations were given during AACOM's Educating Leaders 2026 annual conference between Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and Friday, April 24, 2026.

From Farmers Markets to Kitchens to Clinics: Nutrition Curriculum Utilization in Clinical Clerkships
John W. Graneto, DO, CHSU-COM and Jonathan Terry, DO, CHSU-COM
Integrating Food As Medicine into UME: Competencies, Curriculum Mapping and Collaborative Innovation
Traci Stevenson, DO, TUCOM-CA and Grace M. Jones, PhD, TUCOM-CA
Food As Medicine in Maine: An Initiative to Engage Students in Nutrition Education
Christopher A. Callaway, PhD, UNE COM; Varun Kota, Student Doctor, UNE COM and Stacey L. Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS, UNE COM
⁠Incorporating Nutrition Education at a COM
Bernadette Riley, DO, NYITCOM Long Island; Nicole Wadsworth, DO, NYITCOM Long Island and Richard A. Morgan, DO, NYITCOM Long Island
⁠Effectiveness and Limitations of Nutrition Interventions in Resettled Refugee Populations
Sofia Virani, Student Doctor, RVUCOM and Ahmed Syed, Student Doctor, RVUCOM
⁠Culinary Medicine Education Improves Medical Students' Nutrition Counseling Skills
Bhamini B. Shah, Student Doctor, UNE COM; Aishwarya Shrestha, Student Doctor, UNE COM and Sai K. Donepudi, Student Doctor, UNE COM
⁠A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum in Graduate Medical Education
Shanna Mello, MS, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
⁠Identifying Contributing Factors to Obesity Through the Lens of Osteopathic Medicine
Jasmine Jaing, Student Doctor, ATSU-SOMA and Michelle Maddox, Student Doctor, ATSU-SOMA
Deal Me In! Food As Medicine
Five high-energy pitches explore how Food as Medicine can move from concept to clinical practice in osteopathic education.
- Food as Medicine: Stop Bluffing, Start Treating
  Rachael Cobbs, DO, OSU-COM
- Making Food as Medicine Actionable Through Motivational Interviewing
  Elizabeth Browning, DO, BUCOM
- Clinical Nutrition Toolkit: Practical, Inclusive Nutrition for Clinical Care
  Kailee Bishop, Student Doctor, RVUCOM
- OAIC: Building the Osteopathic Data Ecosystem for AI and Innovation
  Ravi David Yarid, DO, SHSU-COM
- From Stethoscope to Stove: Teaching Doctors to Heal Beyond the Prescription Pad
  Annie Kirby, PhD, VCOM-Auburn