{"id":10275,"date":"2026-07-30T16:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=10275"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:06:54","slug":"prescribing-the-plate-future-physicians-swap-stethoscopes-for-saute-pans-at-nicholls-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/30\/prescribing-the-plate-future-physicians-swap-stethoscopes-for-saute-pans-at-nicholls-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescribing the Plate: Future Physicians Swap Stethoscopes for Saut\u00e9 Pans at Nicholls State University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 In aprons rather than scrubs, future physicians gathered around the prep tables at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute to master how to cook for health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicholls State University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisiana State University Health New Orleans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> partnered again to host the eighth annual Culinary Medicine Program at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef John Folse Culinary Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two-week program, sponsored by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thibodaux.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thibodaux Regional Health System<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, introduced participants to evidence-based nutrition and culinary skills they can integrate into their practices as future physicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10278 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8965-scaled-e1785445387402-272x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8965-scaled-e1785445387402-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8965-scaled-e1785445387402-927x1024.jpeg 927w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8965-scaled-e1785445387402-768x848.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8965-scaled-e1785445387402-1391x1536.jpeg 1391w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8965-scaled-e1785445387402.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>Thirteen third-year LSUHSC N.O. medical students were taught by Nicholls faculty Chef Jana Billiot, director and instructor at CJFCI, alongside Dr. Allison Gaubert, registered dietitian nutritionist and assistant professor of dietetics. After this course, these students move into clinical settings where they will care for patients for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Gaubert said, \u201cTelling a patient to &#8216;eat healthier&#8217; isn\u2019t enough. Giving them simple, delicious, accessible ways to actually improve their health changes everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The curriculum bridged clinical science and practical kitchen skills to help doctors guide patients through diet and lifestyle choices. Mornings began with lectures on the role of food in disease prevention, followed by hands-on kitchen labs where students cooked and evaluated health-conscious dishes together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lectures covered key topics including dietary carbohydrates, fats and proteins; Mediterranean, DASH and fad diets; weight-neutral communication; nutritional genomics; and dietary approaches for heart disease, gut health, pregnancy, lactation and dysphagia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10277 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"259\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/07\/IMG_8926-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 346px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 346\/259;\" \/>The class also toured the TRHS Wellness Center to see integrated medical care in action and completed a grocery store walk-through with a registered dietitian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year introduced live cooking demonstrations, where medical students prepared recipes in front of an audience while explaining each dish&#8217;s nutritional benefits and clinical uses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To conclude the experience, students prepared their own favorite family recipes, exploring how culture, heritage and identity shape personal nutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/culinary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about Nicholls dietetics program, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/allied-health-sciences\/dietetics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday, July 30, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 In aprons rather than scrubs, future physicians gathered around the prep tables at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute to master how to cook for health. 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