Events

Each month, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health offers a nutrition seminar in which faculty and other guest speakers share nutrition-focused content relevant to the Harvard community and beyond. Gaples Institute Executive Director Dr. Stephen Devries, who is also a Adjunct Associate Professor of Nutrition at the Harvard Chan School, delivered a presentation entitled “Nutrition Education in Medical Training: A Powerful Idea for a Healthier World.” He is shown here with Drs. Walter Willett and Frank Hu, past and current Chairs of the Harvard Chan School’s Department of Nutrition.

Gaples Institute Executive Director Dr. Stephen Devries participated in a summit of leaders in medical education, to advocate for greater emphasis on nutrition in the curricula of institutions that train physicians. The summit was a joint conference by ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education), AACOM (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine), and AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges).

Read the summary from ACGME

In this virtual series tailored to primary care clinicians, Dr. Stephen Devries, Executive Director of the Gaples Institute, was featured in the event’s Lifestyle Medicine Series, where he shared essential nutrition tips for the primary care provider. His presentation, Nutrition: The Low-Hanging Fruit in Medical Care was offered on three dates:

• Friday, May 13, 2022
• Friday, September 9, 2022
• Friday, November 18, 2022

After each session, Dr. Devries provided a lively question-and-answer session with participants.

Gaples Institute Executive Director Dr. Stephen Devries was the featured speaker at a meeting of Mended Hearts, an education and support organization for heart patients and their families. The topic of his presentation was Nutrition for Health and Longevity.