Abstract
Background. The status of nutrition education at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center since the 1980s is discussed. Methods. A needs assessment with emphasis on nutrition education activities in the medical school curriculum led to the successful application for a NCI R25 Cancer Education Grant in 1988. Results. A nutrition elective, Nutrition and Cancer, for health professions students and a section of the Biochemistry course, Principles of Nutrition, were generated. These have persisted to the present despite the scheduled expiration of the R25 grant. Conclusion. Topic‐directed NCI Cancer Education Grants can stimulate and facilitate successful approaches to defined cancer education needs. The resulting activities can, and should, persist after the expiration of such grants.