Nutrition Will Now Be Required in Medical Schools After RFK Jr. Pressure NYT | Top Stories By: Alan Blinder and Alice Callahan 2 April 2026 at 17:02 As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for medical schools to redesign curriculums, an agency that oversees dozens has deleted diversity standards and added nutrition. © Pete Marovich for The New York TimesMr. Kennedy announced in March that more than 50 medical schools would embrace a federal framework for nutrition education.