Professional and Career-Enhancing Education

Whether you are a health professional seeking Continuing Education (CE) credits, a dietician looking to enhance your career while fulfilling credential requirements, a health professional, an educator, or a fitness and wellness instructor interested in earning a micro-credential in nutrition, we have programming that fits your needs. 

We recently launched a new 1-hour introductory course in Food is Medicine, expanding our accredited educational offerings to even more health professionals.

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Continuing Education

Nutrition is a critical, and often overlooked, area of study for front-line health professionals. We are helping change that by accrediting our high-quality courses taught by world-renowned faculty for Continuing Education (CE) credits.    

"Serving a Healthy Diet": This 6-week, 12-hour course explores the relationship between diet and health and will help you and the patients you serve make better food choices.    

“Food is Medicine 101: Translating Evidence to Action”: Learn about Food is Medicine (FIM) principles, interventions, applications to clinical practice, and future directions from experts at the Food is Medicine Institute. 

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Course Description

In a world of conflicting food messages, how do we know which foods are good for us? What is the evidence for why you might want to incorporate foods like leafy greens, beans and berries more often into the meals you prepare? How do you construct a menu that tastes good, meets the nutrient and health requirements for an individual or group, and is culturally appropriate and responsibly sourced?  

Planning and implementing healthy meals for customers, clients, family, and friends can pose a challenge. In this course we explore the relationship between diet and health by examining the habitual eating patterns that have been shown to prevent chronic diet-related conditions. We learn about the nutritional components of the foods and beverages commonly present in these healthy eating patterns and to implement strategies that will help those we serve make better food choices. This course is available for nursing CE. See below for more information. 

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By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe healthful dietary patterns and summarize their common factors.
  • Identify the healthful properties of foods, how to responsibly source those foods, and how preparation influences their properties.
  • Create a healthful dish based on principles of maximizing flavor while mitigating chronic disease risk.

Course Format:  

  • 6 weeks to complete  
  • 2 - 4 Hours a Week (Watch videos, take quizzes, and post to discussion forums)  
  • 100% Online (Asynchronous – anywhere, anytime)  

Accreditation:  

This activity provides 12 Contact Hours for nurses.  

For full accreditation information, click here.  

Questions?  
Contact the Program Director at  diane.mckay@tufts.edu   

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The Food is Medicine 101 continuing education (CE) course aims to educate health professionals on the critical link between nutrition and health and its application to the healthcare setting. This 1-hour course will provide definitions of Food is Medicine (FIM) and its related programs; context of FIM within the current state of chronic disease, healthcare costs, and health inequities; evidence-based information about interventions that integrate FIM into patient care; practical strategies for applying FIM in clinical settings; policy directions; and resources for further learning. 

This course is available to the public and will offer the following types of continuing education: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC Contact Hours. 

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Course Format: 

  • 1 hour to complete 
  • 100% Online (Asynchronous – anywhere, anytime. Access provided within 72 hours of registration) 

Accreditation: 

Physicians: 1 AMA PRA Category I Credit™ 

Nurses: 1 ANCC Contact Hour 

Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians: This activity meets the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s (CDR) Core Criteria: https://www.cdrnet.org/core-criteria and is accredited by TUSM OCE to offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and ANCC Contact Hours. 

For full accreditation information, click here. 

Questions?  
Contact the Program Director at diane.mckay@tufts.edu   

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Micro-credentials

Nutrition science is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field. Nutrition and health professionals need access to trusted resources and the latest science to best serve their clients and colleagues. Our suite of micro-credential courses, offered through Tufts University College Center for Professional and Workforce Impact, covers a range of topics, like assessing nutrition information, nutrition product promotion, and food sustainability. Earn a digital badge that can be leveraged for upskilling and reskilling throughout your career!  

Interested in learning more? Send an email to nutritionce@tufts.edu for more information.