American College Of Culinary Medicine

What American College Of Culinary Medicine does

The American College of Culinary Medicine (ACCM) is a non-profit professional education organization founded in 2018 (building on a culinary medicine movement originating at Tulane University in 2012 under founder Dr. Timothy S. Harlan) that delivers evidence-based culinary medicine certification, curriculum licensing, and continuing education. It offers two flagship certifications: the Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS) for licensed healthcare professionals (physicians, NPs, PAs, dietitians, pharmacists, nurses, CDEs, optometrists) priced at a $2,700 one-time tuition plus a $450 exam administered through Prometric, and the Certified Culinary Medicine Professional (CCMP) for chefs and foodservice professionals delivered through a 45-credit hybrid curriculum. The underlying Health meets Food curriculum comprises 35+ peer-reviewed modules aligned to 70%+ of HHS-recommended medical nutrition competencies.

The platform is built around a web-based learning management system delivering online coursework, virtual hands-on teaching kitchen modules via Zoom, and approved in-person teaching kitchens. It supports a consumer-facing Med Diet Score (MDS) menu-planning app with dietary-restriction handling (GERD, celiac, lactose intolerance, fish/shellfish/tree-nut allergies), an annual conference held in cities such as New Orleans and Orlando, individual continuing medical education classes, a culinary medicine research library, and a small e-commerce storefront for books and educational materials. Operationally, ACCM runs with 1-10 employees out of Virginia Beach, VA (with a McLean, VA mailing address), under the leadership of Dr. Harlan, Chef Kerri Dotson as Director of Operations and Executive Chef, and a committee-based governance structure (Planning & Curriculum, GME, Dietetics, Student Interest Group).

Commercially, ACCM has trained 20,000+ healthcare professionals since 2012 across 65+ medical academic center partners including George Washington University, UT Southwestern, UNC Greensboro, Yale, Tufts, and Tulane. Distribution combines direct enrollment online, enterprise partnerships with medical schools, Zoom-based virtual modules, regional in-person teaching kitchens, and Prometric-administered testing in the US and Canada. In December 2025, ACCM received a two-year Interprofessional Joint Accreditation from ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC, enabling formal CME/CE credit issuance across physician, pharmacy, and nursing audiences. Geographic reach spans the US (primary), Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Name

American College Of Culinary Medicine

Legal name

American College of Culinary Medicine

Website

https://culinarymedicine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The American College of Culinary Medicine is a non-profit that certifies healthcare and foodservice professionals in evidence-based culinary medicine. Its Health meets Food curriculum is used by 65+ medical academic centers and has trained 20,000+ professionals.

Ownership category

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Product category

Medical Education and Professional Certification

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

SECONDARYEDAGABAG

Medicine & Allied Health (Clinical)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Higher Education Textbooks & Courseware

SECONDARYEDAOAKAJ

Nutrition, Special Diets & Wellness Cooking

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Culinary Arts, Baking & Food Service Training

Keywords

• Culinary medicine certification
• Medical nutrition education
• Professional health training
• Continuing medical education
• Culinary medicine curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. CCMS Certification Program: One-time $2,700 tuition fee for the Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist program. Includes access to online coursework, 4 hands-on teaching kitchen modules, and one year conference tuition. Additional $450 exam fee paid directly to Prometric testing center.
2. CCMP Certification Program: Certification program for chefs and foodservice professionals. Features a 45-credit hybrid curriculum of online education, live conference learning, and hands-on teaching kitchen modules. Specific pricing not publicly disclosed.
3. Annual Culinary Medicine Conference: Annual Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference with registration fees. Conference tuition is included in CCMS program for the first year.
4. Continuing Medical Education (CME) Classes: CE credits available for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Registered Dietitians, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, and Certified Diabetes Educators through individual class enrollment.
5. Shop - Books and Products: E-commerce storefront selling books, educational materials, and related products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The American College of Culinary Medicine (ACCM) provides culinary medicine education through two professional certification programs — the Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS) for healthcare professionals and the Certified Culinary Medicine Professional (CCMP) for chefs and foodservice professionals — built on the Health meets Food Curriculum with 35+ evidence-based modules. The organization also operates the Med Diet Score (MDS) consumer meal-planning application, an annual culinary medicine conference, continuing medical education (CME/CE) classes, and free patient-facing nutrition resources.

Product overview

The American College of Culinary Medicine offers a multi-product portfolio centered on culinary medicine education and certification. The core offerings include two professional certification programs: the Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS) for healthcare professionals and the Certified Culinary Medicine Professional (CCMP) for chefs and foodservice professionals. Both certifications are built on the Health meets Food Curriculum, an evidence-based nutrition curriculum with 30+ modules. Supporting products include the Med Diet Score mobile app for consumer meal planning, the annual Health meets Food Culinary Medicine Conference, continuing medical education classes (in-person and virtual via Zoom), and a Culinary Medicine Research Library. Free consumer resources covering recipes, diet guides, and cooking techniques are also available through the Eat Well section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Med Diet Score: A Mediterranean Diet Score menu builder and meal tracking app that guides users in making better dietary choices, creating 14-day menus, accounting for dietary restrictions such as GERD, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, and allergies.

Products and services

• Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS) A certification program for licensed healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, NPs, PAs, registered dietitians, pharmacists, CDEs, optometrists) that delivers nutritional knowledge and culinary skills to incorporate healthy eating into patient diets. Features a 60-credit hybrid curriculum of online education, hands-on teaching kitchen modules, and conference learning, with 30+ evidence-based modules. One-time tuition of $2,700 plus a $450 Prometric exam fee.
• Certified Culinary Medicine Professional (CCMP) A certification program for chefs and foodservice professionals that provides nutritional knowledge and healthy culinary skills to incorporate healthier options into menus and communicate nutrition guidance to consumers. Features a 45-credit hybrid curriculum including 25 hours of hands-on modules and 20 hours of online activities. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed.
• Health meets Food Curriculum The comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based nutrition curriculum underlying ACCM's certification programs. Contains 35+ modules covering topics including Mediterranean diet, weight management, macronutrients, micronutrients, food allergies, and disease-specific nutrition counseling. Licensed to medical academic centers for curriculum adoption.
• Med Diet Score (MDS) A Mediterranean Diet Score menu builder and meal tracking application that guides users to make better dietary choices, creates complete 14-day menus accounting for dietary restrictions (GERD, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, fish, shellfish, or tree nut allergies), and automatically plans for leftover utilization.
• Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference An annual conference for culinary medicine education featuring hands-on teaching kitchen modules, research presentations, poster sessions, and networking for healthcare professionals. Held in cities such as New Orleans and Orlando with virtual access via Zoom; attendance is included in CCMS first-year tuition.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Classes Culinary medicine continuing education classes for medical professionals available both in-person and virtually via Zoom. CE credits available for physicians, PAs, registered dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, nurses, and certified diabetes educators. All classes receive applicable credits toward the CCMS program.
• Culinary Medicine Research Library A curated collection of culinary medicine research resources sorted into collections and sub-collections, available for searching by topic. Can be synchronized to desktop Zotero.
• Eat Well Consumer Resources Free consumer-facing resources including recipes, Mediterranean diet information, condition-specific diet guidance (diabetes, GERD, celiac, low sodium, lactose intolerance, gout, warfarin), healthy eating guides, ingredients, cooking techniques, and ingredient equivalents.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Health meets Food curriculum meets over 70% of recommended HHS competencies and 100% of clinically focused HHS competencies for medical nutrition education.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)coreOthers · 20 December 2025ACCME granted ACCM a two-year interprofessional continuing education accreditation, recognizing that ACCM's educational activities meet high standards for health professional training. This accreditation certifies ACCM alongside prestigious US medical institutions.
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)coreOthers · 20 December 2025ACPE jointly awarded ACCM interprofessional continuing education accreditation, enabling pharmacists to receive CME credits through ACCM's culinary medicine programming.
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)coreOthers · 20 December 2025ANCC jointly awarded ACCM interprofessional continuing education accreditation, enabling nurses to receive continuing education credits through ACCM's culinary medicine programs.
• 65+ Medical Academic Medical CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical schools and academic medical centers using the Health meets Food curriculum for training medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals in culinary medicine principles.
• George Washington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Timothy S. Harlan serves as Executive Director of the George Washington University Culinary Medicine Program, with Chef Kerri Dotson as Director of Operations and Executive Chef.
• UT Southwestern Medical CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Jaclyn Lewis Albin launched and directs UT Southwestern's Culinary Medicine Program, teaching nutrition through hands-on cooking classes to students, healthcare professionals, and the community.
• University of North Carolina GreensborosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmy Moyer leads implementation of the CCMP program for UNCG's ACEND accredited dietetic internship, utilizing the Health Meets Food curriculum in campus dining for dietetic intern training.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• The Plantrician Project: Non-profit promoting plant-based nutrition through clinician education. Comparable to ACCM's culinary medicine certification in targeting healthcare professionals with nutrition-based training.
• Oldways: Non-profit promoting Mediterranean and traditional healthy diets through educational programs. Comparable to ACCM's Mediterranean diet curriculum focus and food-as-medicine mission.
• Cooking Matters (Share Our Strength): National nutrition education program teaching cooking and food skills. Overlaps with ACCM's community programming segment but focused on consumer-facing education rather than clinician certification.

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association (Nutrition Programs): Major health non-profit offering nutrition education and clinician resources. Overlaps with ACCM in cardiovascular and nutrition education but at a vastly larger scale across multiple diseases.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Largest US organization for food and nutrition professionals, providing CE, certifications, and curricula. Comparable to ACCM's CCMP program for dietitian/nutritionist professional development.

Direct peers

• Gaples Institute Nutrition Science for Health and Longevity: Provides nutrition science CME/CE for clinicians with a focus on evidence-based dietary counseling. Closely comparable to ACCM in serving healthcare professionals seeking nutrition continuing education.
• Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (Harvard Medical School): Provides lifestyle medicine CME and training programs to clinicians. Comparable to ACCM in offering accredited continuing education that bridges lifestyle/nutrition with clinical practice.
• American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM): Certifies clinicians in lifestyle medicine with a strong nutrition component. Competes with ACCM for the same clinician audience seeking nutrition-based certification for patient counseling.
• Harvard Culinary Health Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching: Harvard Medical School's cooking-based medical education program for clinicians. Directly comparable to ACCM in offering hands-on culinary training integrated into medical education for physicians.
• Nutrition in Medicine (University of North Carolina): Medical school nutrition curriculum provider used by hundreds of institutions. Directly comparable to ACCM's Health meets Food curriculum as a peer nutrition education product for medical schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ACCM-HmF
• Facebookfacebook.com/HealthMeetsFood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-college-of-culinary-medicine
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthmeetsfood

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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