Weinsier R L, Boker J R, Feldman E B, Read M S, Brooks C M
Am J Clin Nutr. 1986 Jun;43(6):959-68. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/43.6.959.
The Southeastern Regional Medical-Nutrition Education Network (SERMEN) comprises 11 medical schools with varied nutrition training programs. A faculty representative from each school rated 41 topics in nutrition as to their importance for medical practice. From the seven topics unanimously chosen, a 90-item examination was prepared using the University of Alabama School of Medicine's Nutrition Test-Item Bank. Thirteen additional items surveyed student attitudes toward their nutrition training. Twenty-one percent of senior students from 10 SERMEN schools took the examination. Results showed significant variation in knowledge levels among the schools on the overall examination and on the seven topics. Eighty-five percent were dissatisfied with the quantity and 60% with the quality of their medical-nutrition education. Knowledge scores correlated with the students' assessments with r values of 0.28 and 0.35, respectively (p less than 0.001). Findings indicate significant variation in nutrition knowledge of US medical students.
东南地区医学营养教育网络（SERMEN）由11所设有不同营养培训项目的医学院校组成。每所学校的一名教师代表对41个营养主题在医疗实践中的重要性进行了评级。从一致选定的七个主题中，利用阿拉巴马大学医学院的营养试题库编制了一份90道题的考试。另外13道题调查了学生对其营养培训的态度。来自10所SERMEN学校的21%的高年级学生参加了考试。结果显示，各学校在总体考试和七个主题上的知识水平存在显著差异。85%的学生对医学营养教育的数量不满意，60%的学生对其质量不满意。知识得分与学生的评估结果相关，r值分别为0.28和0.35（p小于0.001）。研究结果表明，美国医学生的营养知识存在显著差异。
