Interprofessional culinary education workshops at the University of Saskatchewan

Abstract

Implication Statement
 If you want to offer your students an enjoyable and worthwhile interprofessional activity to learn about issues in community nutrition, your university can cook up these interprofessional culinary education workshops. Start with a few enthusiastic students from various health professional programs who can organize, promote, and lead. Include faculty and/or staff to support the students and apply for internal funding. Find workshop facilitators (e.g., chefs), and arrange for program evaluation. It is best to choose workshop topics and themes relevant to your local situation. Ensure workshops are structured to facilitate cooperative and experiential learning. Students will find these sessions informative, practical, and enjoyable.

Exploring culinary medicine as a promising method of nutritional education in medical school: a scoping review

“…Twenty studies involved medical students only [ 34 , 35 , 38 – 42 , 44 – 46 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 54 – 59 ], nine of which evaluated a single year cohort of students rather than a mixed cohort between years one through four of their medical program [ 38 , 40 , 42 , 52 , 55 – 59 ]. Two studies involved medical students and medical registrars [ 45 , 47 ], and two also included nutrition students [ 43 , 47 ]. Only one of the studies did not include a collaborative cooking session [ 41 ] and 18 included both didactic and collaborative cooking sessions [ 34 , 38 – 40 , 42 – 48 , 51 , 54 – 59 ].…”

“…Only one of the studies did not include a collaborative cooking session [ 41 ] and 18 included both didactic and collaborative cooking sessions [ 34 , 38 – 40 , 42 – 48 , 51 , 54 – 59 ]. A variety of other delivery methods were used amongst the studies including: case-based learning in groups ( n = 12) [ 38 – 40 , 43 – 47 , 53 , 56 , 57 , 59 ]; pre-course preparations in the form of pre-readings, videos, and assignments ( n = 15) [ 34 , 35 , 38 – 40 , 42 , 44 – 48 , 55 – 57 , 59 ]; pre-session quizzes ( n = 7) [ 34 , 38 , 43 , 48 , 56 , 57 , 59 ] and after-class assignments and homework ( n = 9) [ 38 – 40 , 42 , 48 , 55 – 57 , 59 ].…”

Writing, reading, and critiquing reviews

“…In their work, Interprofessional culinary education workshops at the University of Saskatchewan, Lieffers et al 33 described the implementation of interprofessional culinary education workshops that were designed to provide health professions students with an experiential and cooperative learning experience while learning about important topics in nutrition. They reported an enthusiastic response and cooperation among students from different health professional programs.…”

Education decision making at medical schools: there must be a better way

“…Rao and Agarwal wrote Culinary medicine: exploring diet with tomorrow's doctors 28 as a response to the previously published article, Interprofessional culinary education workshops at the University of Saskatchewan by Lieffers et al 29 They supported the role of nutrition within the medical education curriculum, and called for it as a compulsory teaching component…”