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APPENDIX D
Personal Interview Survey
of Nutrition Course Coordinators
NUTRITION CURRICULUM QUESTIONNAIRE PART II
DETAILED EXAMINATION OF NUTRITION CURRICULUM
National Research Council
Food and Nutrition Board
Committee on Nutrition in Medical Education
PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS COMPLETELY
AS POSSIBLE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RETURNING THE FORM BY
AUGUST 15, 1985 WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SCHOOL:
ADDRESS:
I. FACULTY PARTICIPATING IN THE NUTRITION CURRICULUM
A. Do you have the primary responsibility for the nutrition
curriculum? Yes _ No
If no, please indicate the faculty person who has the
overall responsibility.
Name:
Academic Title:
Department (primary)
Other Titles:
Professional Training -- Degrees
Clinical Responsibilities -- Type:
Research Activity -- Major interests:
~ Effort: Grant support?
Nutrition Teaching Activity -- Role:
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Postgraduate:
~ Effort:
% Effort:
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW SURVEY OF NUTRITION COURSE COORDINATORS
(cont.)
B. Which other faculty play a major role in the nutrition
curriculum?
1. Name:
Academic Title:
Department (primary):
Other Titles:
Professional Training -- Degrees:
Clinical Responsibilities -- Type:
Research Activity -- Major interests:
% Effort: Grant support?
Nutrition Teaching Activity -- Role: % Effort:
2. Name:
Academic Title:
Department (primary):
Other Titles:
Professional Training -- Degrees:
Clinical Responsibilities
Postgraduate:
% Effort:
-- Type:
Research Activity -- Major interests
% Effort: Grant support?
Nutrition Teaching Activity -- Role: % Effort:
C. List other faculty who participate in nutrition teaching
1. Name:
Title:
Department:
Teaching Responsibilities:
Postgraduate:
% Effort:
Name:
Title:
Department:
teaching Responsibilities:
3.
4. Name:
Title:
Department:
Teaching Responsibilities:
title:
Department:
Teaching Responsibilities:
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW SURVEY OF NUTRITION COURSE COORDINATORS
(cont. )
II. NUTRITION CORE CURRICULUM
(Please enclose a course outline if available. )
Sub ject
A. Energy Balance
General concepts
Obesity
Starvation
Protein/energy
malnutrition
B. Specific Nutri-
tional Factors
(requirements,
sources, def i-
ciency, exces s )
General principles
Protein
Carbohydrates
Fat
Calc ium .
phosphorus
Vitamin D
Iron
vitamin B12
folate,
Vitamin A
C . Nutri tion in the
Lif e Cycle
Pregnancy
Lactat ion
Early inf ant
feeding
Adole scence
Aging
D. Nutritional
Assessment
Equivalent
Topic
( other
title)
Where
Taught ( year/ Faculty
(yes/no) session) (names)
Type of
Session
(lecture/
group/etc. )
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW SURVEY OF NUTRITION COURSE COORDINATORS
(cont. )
Sub ject
E. The Role of Nutri
tion in Disease
Prevent ion and
Treatment
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular
disease
Hypertension/
sodium
Renal disease
G .I . disease/
malabsorption
Liver disease/
alcoholism
Food intolerance/
allergy
Cancer
Diabetes
Surgery, stress,
burns
Dental caries
Therapuetic diets
Enteral nutrition
Parenteral
nutrition
Drug-nutrient
interaction
F. . Alternat ive Dietary
Practices
Vegetarianism
Food f addi sm:
popular d let s
Megavitamins
Equivalent
Topic
( other
title)
Where
Taught ( year/ Faculty
(yes/no) session) (names)
Type of
Session
(lecture/
group/etc. )
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PERSONAIJ INTER\IT EW SURVEY OK' NUTRITION COURSE COORDINATORS
(cont. )
Equivalent Type of
Topic Where Session
(other Taught (year/ Faculty (lecture/
Sub ject title) (yesJno) session) (names) group/etc. )
G . Nutri tion and
Societal Needs
Prudent diet/
re commendations
Food supply/
economics
Community nutri
tion resources
H. Others (list)
III. WHAT TEACHING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES ARE BEING USED
EXTENSIVELY IN THE REQUIRED CORE NUTRITION CURRICULUM?
Type o f
Materi al
(text,
syllabus,
video- Author(s) Source How used? Required? Useful
tapes) Title (primary) (publisher) Cost (subjects) (yes/no) ness
How are the students evaluated with regard to their knowledge of the
nutrition curriculum?
1. No specific evaluation
2 . Pass/ fail/etc
3. Scaled grade
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW SURVEY OF NUTRITION COURSE COORDINATORS
(cont. )
B. Is the initial evaluation:
1. Separate for the nutrition curriculum?
2. Combined with performance on other parts of the curriculum?
Comments:
IV. ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE NUTRITION CURRICULUM
A. How many years has the current nutrition curriculum been in effect?
B. Describe ma jor changes in the curriculum during the past 10 years:
C. What significant problems were encountered in organizing and imple
menting ma jor changes in the curriculum? (Mark in order of severity. )
Comments:
PROBLEM
Faculty training
Faculty time
Selection of content
Time in curriculum
Faculty acceptance
Student acceptance
SEVERITY
None Slight Moderate Severe Very Severe
D. What factors have been most helpful in implementation of the current
nutrition curriculum? (Describe)
C omment s:
E.
Have proposals for major changes in the current nutrition curriculum
been considered and rejected? (Explain)
Comments:
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW SURVEY OF NUTRITION COURSE COORDINATORS
(cont. )
F.
Are plans under consideration now f or ma jar changes? (Explain)
Comments:
G. In your opinion, is the current required core nutrition curriculum
for medical students at your school
1. severely inadequate?
2. moderately inadequate?
3. just adequate?
4. optimal?
5. extensive?
Comments:
This questionnaire was sent to the following nine schools:
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York
Tufts University School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--New Jersey School of
Medicine
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Denti stry
University of Southern California School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
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