What do medical students think about their education?

Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Tiffany Onyejiaka and Lauren Rice. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get alerts about each new episode by signing up for the “First Opinion Podcast” newsletter. And don’t forget to sign up for the First Opinion newsletter, delivered every Sunday. Torie Bosch: Amid the rise of the Make America Healthy Again movement, medical school has become something of a battleground. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others have argued that future doctors need to better understand nutrition and preventive care. But what do medical students themselves think about that claim? Welcome to the “First Opinion Podcast.” I’m Torie Bosch, editor of First Opinion. First Opinion is set home for big, bold ideas from health care providers, researchers, patients, and others who have something to say about the most important and interesting topics in medicine. This season, we’re focused on the intersection of medicine and culture. I recently spoke with Tiffany Onyejiaka and Lauren Rice. Tiffany is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a graduate