Important Announcements

Campus Construction Update

The Menino building lobby entrance is currently closed. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.
 

 

Research

Presentations and Lectures  

A Celebration of Nutritious Cooking, Culture, and Community in the ACLM Kitchen. (2022) Presenter at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, FL https://portal.lifestylemedicine.org/Portal/ACLM/Store/Education-Store/EventDetailRef.aspx?EventKey=LMED_20

Dietitians Taking the Lead in Teaching Kitchens. (2022) Presenter at the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Conference, CA https://tkresearchconference.org/ 

Celebrating Food Culture: Cultural Adaptations to the Mediterranean Diet. (2022-Current) Columbia University Continuing Education, NY https://columbiacme.rievent.com/a/AVRPD

Eat to Treat: Culinary Nutrition to Enhance Diabetes Care. (2022) Presenter at the Association of Diabetes care and Education Specialists Annual Meeting, MA 

Strategies for Reducing Obesity in People Who Are Food Insecure. (2022-Present) Presenter at the Columbia/Cornell Obesity Course Workshop, NY https://www.ihn.cuimc.columbia.edu/education/continuing-medical-education-cme/obesity-etiology-prevention-and-treatment 

Dietitians Take the Lead in Teaching Kitchens. Panelist speaker at Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), Virtual Event.  https://www.eatrightstore.org/product-type/online-learning/dietitians-take-the-lead-in-teaching-kitchens 

Culinary Nutrition for Diverse Patient Groups. Boston Alliance for Diversity in Dietetics (BADD) Annual Meeting Event. 2022.

Posters and Manuscripts 

Ciszak, L., Drexler, A., Kay, I., Jortberg, B., Vermeulen, M., Callen, E., ... & Carroll, J. (2022). Medically tailored meal kits as a means of decreasing healthcare utilization in primary care patients with heart failure.  https://www.annfammed.org/content/20/Supplement_1/2671.abstract 

Virtual teaching kitchen: A feasibility study of nutrition intervention for patients with food insecurity and metabolic disease (2021). Presenter at the AHA Scientific Sessions, Virtual Event https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.14044

Shared Medical Appointments as a Modality for Weight Management Among Underserved Populations: a Feasibility Study. Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science (2021) Poster presentation, Virtual Event https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2021/food-insecurity-neighborhood-food-environment-and-nutrition-health-disparitie

Weinstein, O., Donovan, K., McCarthy, A., Hiralall, L., Allen, L., Aovian, C. (Accepted 2020) Nourishing Underserved Populations Despite Scarce Resources; Adaptors of an Urban Safety Net Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Public Health.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33600252/ 

Active Research Projects 

"Food is Medicine Provider Survey" in partnership with the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (IRB approved) 

"Teaching Kitchen Quality Improvement Survey" (IRB approved)  

“Food Explorers: Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Group Visit for Pediatric Patients with Barriers to Feeding” in partnership with the GROW clinic (IRB approved) 

“Virtual Group Fitness and Nutrition Intervention for Individuals with Psychosis” in partnership with WRAP clinic (IRB approved)  

“Mom and Baby Prenatal Cooking Class” in partnership with CENTERING (IRB approved) 

 “Eat to treat: Culinary Medicine in Medical School and for Practicing Clinicians” (IRB approved and data collection complete) 

 “Validating Teaching Kitchen assessment tool" in partnership with Harvard University” (IRB approved and data collection complete)

 "Evaluating the impact and diversity, equity, and inclusion of the BMC Teaching Kitchen" in partnership with Tufts University (IRB approved and data collection complete) 

 

Partnerships

The Teaching Kitchen partners with the following organizations:

Teaching Kitchen Collaborative

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

EMO Health

WellSense Health Plan

Lupus Foundation of America

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Boston Public Schools

All of Us

American Heart Association 

Massachusetts General Hospital

South End Community Health Center

 

ACLM        TKC.       WellSense