Excellence in
Lifestyle Medicine Education.
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A National Leader in Lifestyle Medicine Education.
As a pioneer in lifestyle medicine education, The USC School of Medicine Greenville is proud to be nationally recognized for our impact. Our faculty members are frequently honored with prestigious awards, and our contributions to medical research have been published in leading academic journals. Additionally, our impact is regularly featured in major news outlets, showcasing our role in shaping the future of lifestyle medicine.
The USC School of Medicine Greenville has created this website to help educators understand more about LMEd core curricula and its integration into existing curricula, electives, rotations and scholarly concentrations. LMEd provides open access, evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine curricular resources to build knowledge, skills and advocacy in medical doctors for the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related chronic disease.
Awards & Faculty Recognition
2021- Jennifer Trilk, Ph.D., FACSM, DipACLM has been elected 2021-22 ACSM Trustee of Education & Allied Health
2021- Jennifer Trilk, Ph.D., FACSM, DipACLM has been elected 2021-22 ACSM Trustee of Education & Allied Health
2020- UofSC School of Medicine Greenville receives the ASPIRE to Excellence Award for it’s Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum from the Association for Medical Education in Europe
2020- UofSC School of Medicine Greenville receives the ASPIRE to Excellence Award for it’s Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum from the Association for Medical Education in Europe
2020 – Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd) receives the COVID-19 Adaptability Award from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
2020 – Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd) receives the COVID-19 Adaptability Award from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
2019 – Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd) receives the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award
2019 – Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd) receives the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award
Publications
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Neuroscientist gives advice on how to adjust sleep for Daylight Saving Time
Fox Carolina, March 2025
Kari Beal
Implementing and evaluating the comprehensive integration of physical activity into a major health system: study design and protocol
BMJ Open, January 2025
Mark Stoutenberg, Paul A Estabrooks, John M Brooks, Meenu Jindal, Christopher Wichman, James Rosemeyer, Leah M Schumacher, Lia K McNulty, Alex Ewing, Stephanie Eskuri, Frankie Bennett, Jennifer L Trilk.
Factors Influencing Patient Enrollment in a Community-based Physical Activity Program After Healthcare Provider Referral: A Mixed Methods Study
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Volume 15, No. 1-10, November 2024
Leah M. Schumacher , Jennifer L. Trilk, Lia K. McNulty, Kelly R. Ylitalo , Stephanie Eskuri, John M. Brooks, Paul A. Estabrooks, Meenu Jindal, and Mark Stoutenberg
Design and implementation of a clinic-to-community, physical activity health promotion model for healthcare providers
Preventive Medicine Reports, Volume 26, April 2022, 101697
Ryan R. Porter, Patton McClelland, Alex Ewing, Victoria Sonka, Jennifer L. Trilk
Medical Education Transformation: Lifestyle Medicine in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education, Fellowship, and Continuing Medical Education
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Volume 20, No. 10, 2021
Brenda Rea, MD, DrPH, PT, RD, DipABLM, Shannon Worthman, BS, Paulina Shetty, MS, RDN, DipACLM, Megan Alexander, MS, and Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, FACSM, DipACLM
Undergraduate Medical Education: Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum Implementation Standards
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Volume 20, No. 10, 2021
Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, DipACLM, Shannon Worthman, BS, Paulina Shetty, MS, RDN, DipACLM, Karen R. Studer, MD, MBA, MPH, DipABLM, April Wilson, MD, MPH, DipABLM, Marianna Wetherill, PhD, RDN, LD, DipACLM, Lori Whelan, MD, DipABLM, Shipra Bansal, MD, DipABLM, Megan Alexander, MS, Beth Frates, MD, DipABLM, Sylvia Cramer, DrPH, MPH, DipACLM, and Brenda Rea, MD, DrPH, PT, RD, DipABLM
An Evaluation to Assess the Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Confidence of First Year Medical Students in a Culinary Medicine Teaching Kitchen
Topic In Clinical Nutrition/October-December 2020
Lauren E. Vanderpool, MS; Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, FACSM, DipACLM; Sarah F. Griffin, PhD, MPH; Margaret D. Condrasky, EdD
Design and Implementation of a Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2019
Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, FACSM , Ihsan A. Elkhider, LLB, MSEd, Irfan Asif, MD, April Buchanan, MD, John Emerson, MD, Ann Blair Kennedy, DrPH , Robert Masocol, MD, Elizabeth Motley, MD, and Matthew Tucker, PhD
Including Lifestyle Medicine in Medical Education: Rationale for American College of Preventive Medicine/American Medical Association Resolution 959
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 2019
Jennifer Trilk, PhD, FACSM, Leah Nelson, BS, Avery Briggs, BA, Dennis Muscato, MS
Including Lifestyle Medicine in Medical Education: Rationale for American College of Preventive Medicine/American Medical Association Resolution 959
TOPICS IN EDUCATION| VOLUME 56, ISSUE 5, E169-E175, MAY 01, 2019
Jennifer Trilk, PhD, FACSM; Leah Nelson, BS; Avery Briggs, BA; Dennis Muscato, MS
Design and Implementation of a Lifestyle Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education
SAGE Journals, April 2019
Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, FACSM; Ihsan A. Elkhider, LLB, MSEd; Irfan Asif, MD; April Buchanan, MD; John Emerson, MD; Ann Blair Kennedy, DrPH; Robert Masocol, MD; Elizabeth Motley, MD; and Matthew Tucker, PhD
In the News
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Proposed Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician Trainees A Consensus Statement
JAMA Network – 2024
Explaining Lifestyle Medicine
Fox Carolina News – 2024
USC School of Medicine Greenville achieves national certification for lifestyle medicine curriculum
GSA Business Report – 2024
Simple fitness routine may help Parkinson’s disease patients — and their caretakers
NY Post – 2024
Nutrition, Exercise: Medical Schools Boost Teaching of Healthy Behaviors to Fight Chronic Disease
The Wall Street Journal – 2023
Colleges, Higher Ed Groups Join Biden Campaign Against Hunger
Inside Higher Ed – 2022
Program aims to teach med students ‘health’ care instead of ‘sick’ care
WYFF – 2022
Prevention & Wellness Series: Exercise
Cancer Survivors Park Alliance – 2021
Upstate students team up to teach healthy eating habits
WYFF News4 (TV) – 2020
Med students take a spin in the kitchen to teach healing through food
WYFF News4 (TV) – 2018
Lifestyle Medicine at the UofSC School of Medicine Greenville
WYFF News4 (TV) – 2018
The Power of Physician-Prescribed Physical Activity
The Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal – 2017
Exercise: It’s what the doctor ordered
CNN – November 8, 2016
ELMO announce the cooperation with LMed
ELMO – October 6, 2016
Exercise is Medicine Greenville
Exercise is Medicine – October 4, 2016
Doctors not taught to discuss diet, nutrition with patients
Chicago Tribune – August 1, 2016
How to promote Lifestyle Medicine in the Clinic, Curriculum, Community: Assoc Prof Irfan Asif
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
A look inside GHS’s new human performance lab
WYFF 4 – November 22, 2013