Hashimi Hannah, Boggs Kristin, Harada Caroline N
Department of Medicine and Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Educ Health (Abingdon). 2020 May-Aug;33(2):74-78. doi: 10.4103/efh.EfH_234_19.
Future physicians should feel comfortable educating patients on disease-specific diets, and culinary medicine is an innovative approach to preparing medical students for this task. We present an engaged-learning program where medical students give community cooking demonstrations to gain experience counseling adults on nutrition and simultaneously develop understanding of the social determinants of health. Student volunteers undergo training in culinary skills, nutrition, motivational interviewing, and social determinants of health. They then lead cooking demonstrations at a local farmers' market and later participate in a group debriefing session with faculty.
Postexperience surveys were obtained. The primary outcome evaluated was feasibility of this educational intervention. Secondary outcomes were (1) student perception of the value of the program and (2) student self-rated learning of nutrition science, nutrition education, and social determinants of health.
A total of 117 students participated in the program over 3 years and 57% answered the postexperience survey. Students filled 91% of available volunteer slots (79 first-, 26 second-, 3 third-, and 9 fourth-year students). In a postexperience survey, 94.7% responded that the experience resulted in learning about nutrition education and 82.4% reported learning about social determinants of health. In commentary, students note that medical education was enhanced by interacting with community members.
Culinary education in a community setting is a feasible medical school service-learning activity that is well received by students. It can enhance learning of nutrition counseling skills and improve student understanding of the social determinants of health.
未来的医生应该能够自如地就特定疾病的饮食对患者进行教育，而烹饪医学是一种让医学生为这项任务做好准备的创新方法。我们推出了一个参与式学习项目，医学生在社区进行烹饪示范，以获得为成年人提供营养咨询的经验，同时加深对健康的社会决定因素的理解。学生志愿者接受烹饪技能、营养、动机性访谈以及健康的社会决定因素方面的培训。然后他们在当地农贸市场主持烹饪示范，之后与教员一起参加小组汇报会。
获取了经验后的调查问卷。评估的主要结果是这种教育干预的可行性。次要结果是：（1）学生对该项目价值的认知；（2）学生对营养科学、营养教育以及健康的社会决定因素的自我评估学习情况。
在3年时间里共有117名学生参与了该项目，57%的学生回答了经验后的调查问卷。学生填补了91%的可用志愿者名额（79名一年级、26名二年级、3名三年级和9名四年级学生）。在经验后的调查问卷中，94.7%的学生回答说这次经历让他们了解了营养教育，82.4%的学生报告说了解了健康的社会决定因素。在评论中，学生指出与社区成员的互动增强了医学教育。
在社区环境中进行烹饪教育是一项可行的医学院校服务学习活动，受到了学生的好评。它可以增强营养咨询技能的学习，并提高学生对健康的社会决定因素的理解。
