Peer-Assisted Learning in Undergraduate Medical Education for Resilience and Well-being.

Peers are a powerful resource in the learning process. Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is a high value activity for the peer and the coach. We report here a PAL activity focused on resilience and well-being for first-year undergraduate medical students.

The role of nutritional genomics in developing an optimal diet for humans.

As the focus of nutrition research increasingly shifts to defining what optimal health is for humans and how to achieve it, interest in nutritional genomics is growing. Among the expectations for this field is the ability to match foods to the individual's genetically determined ability to digest, absorb, and use the nutrients within those foods. Avoiding foods that are not an appropriate match and focusing on those with a positive impact on health promises to be an important aspect of achieving optimal health.