Did you know most doctors receive almost no formal training in nutrition? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Sabrina Falquier sits down with internal medicine specialist, Dr. Thomas Carter, and third year medical student, Megan Roach, for an honest conversation about how much nutrition has been taught in medical school and what that means for patient care. Together, they compare experiences, share insights from both generations of medicine, and discuss why culinary medicine is helping bridge the knowledge gap.  In this episode you’ll hear:1:00 – How much nutrition is taught in medical school?8:20 – Why Dr. Carter agreed to be a guest on this episode10:00 – Nutrition education in medical school: Megan Roach’s perspective as a medical student13:00 – Culinary medicine workshops in medical school14:20 – Food as medicine15:00 – What every medical student should learn about nutrition17:00 – The challenge of speaking with patients about nutrition19:30 – What Dr. Carter wishes he knew about nutrition21:00 – How do you talk to a patient about nutrition?26:45 – How to give nutrition advice in short appointments31:30 – Nutrition training: The hope for future doctorsReferenced in the episode:Proposed Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician TraineesMedicina Culinaria podcast in SpanishBuy Me a CoffeeCredits:Host – Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLMSound and Editing – Will CrannExecutive Producer – Esther Garfin©2025 Alternative Food Network Inc.

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