Nutrition to be added to doctors’ licensing exams thanks to RFK Jr. push

Published June 8, 2026 4:12pm ET | Updated June 8, 2026 4:12pm ET



New doctors will now be required to pass medical licensing exams that require a strong knowledge of nutrition-based medicine because of a Trump administration push to reform nutrition education in medical schools and nursing programs. 

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education announced on Monday that several medical education, testing, accreditation, and certification organizations that license physicians and nurses in the United States have partnered with the Trump administration to require new nutrition-based content at each of the steps involved in obtaining a medical license.

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