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purpose culinary medicine combination nutrition science culinary arts emerging approach teaching nutrition medical students improving competence counseling patients dietassociated diseases data however lacking impact culinary medicine courses directed clinically experienced students study reports initial outcomes pilot nutrition culinary medicine course targeting 4thyear medical students methods elective course culinary medicine offered 4thyear medical students perelman school medicine comprising seven diseasefocused sessions final capstone session students read primary literature session individual sessions consisted culinary literacy cooking case discussion led physicians registered dietitians addition students participated nutrition education initiative local high school students completed preand postcourse surveys evaluated perceived nutrition knowledge counseling skills personal dietary choices included freetext options qualitative comments results thirtyone 4thyear medical students participated three offerings course 2018 2019 strong student enthusiasm course 1 available slots course offering filled within 2 h email announcement students 2 student attendance consistently high 3 student feedback course uniformly positive students reported significant increases confidence regarding 1 knowledge pertinent nutrition information 2 discussing nutrition patients 3 ability impact patient behavior counseling p 0001 qualitative comments suggested students contemplating implementing changes dietary habits food choices conclusion culinary medicine course clinically experienced medical students may improve perceived nutrition knowledge increases confidence counseling patients dietassociated diseases