Table 1.
Nutrition medicine landmarks at BUSM: 2006–20121
| 2006 | Physician Nutrition Specialist Award from the ASN to assess and initiate nutrition medicine activities at BUSM |
| 2007 | The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs appoints a Nutrition VIG, consisting of faculty and medical students |
| 2008 | First student Clinical Nutrition Internship award from ASN and presentation of a new nutrition medicine education approach at ASN |
| 2009 | Creation of a new medical student group of interest in nutrition called SNAAC |
| 2010 | Creation of a paired medical and dietetic student activity, second CNIP award, and best presentation award at the John MacCahan Education Day, BUSM |
| 2011 | Students’ oral and poster presentations at the BNORC, John MacCahan Education Day, New England Summit of Nutrition Medicine Education (Boston), and Experimental Biology meetings (Washington, DC) and SNACC begins partnership with other Boston medical schools to offer city-wide nutrition seminars to medical students |
| 2012 | Presentations by the Nutrition VIG and SNAAC at the Experimental Biology meetings (San Diego) and at the Weight of the Nation (Washington, DC) |
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BNORC, Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center; BUSM, Boston University School of Medicine; SNAAC, Student Nutrition Awareness and Action Council; VIG, Vertical Integration Group.