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Center for Disease Prevention Research

Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Disease Prevention Research Culinary Medicine Education

Stay tuned for expanded culinary medicine programming and future pilot initiatives!

MCW medical school culinary medicine elective

Teaching Kitchen & Culinary Medicine

CDPR’s pop-up teaching kitchen launched in 2026 at ThriveOn King as a hands-on space for culinary medicine education.

The teaching kitchen currently supports a culinary medicine Integrated Science Selective course for medical students, designed to bridge basic science with clinical application. Across eight interactive sessions, students explore culinary medicine concepts, prepare healthy meals, and discuss case studies that connect nutrition, prevention, and patient care.

By combining classroom learning, hands-on cooking, and clinical discussion, the teaching kitchen helps prepare future healthcare professionals to better understand the role of food and lifestyle in preventing and managing chronic disease.

Read more about the course and its impact on students

Contact Us

Thank you for your interest in our program. We look forward to connecting with you!

Center for Disease Prevention Research (CDPR)
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
cdpr@mcw.edu

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