| Summary: | • Food insecurity impacts 821 million people worldwide with projected increases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Healthcare curricula are deficient in providing appropriate healthcare provider education about food insecurity assessment and care. • Utilizing the competency-based medical education framework, the SEARCH mnemonic, and continuous improvement process can aid educators with curricular implementation of appropriate food insecurity training. Currently, food insecurity is a lack of access to enough food for a healthy life that impacts approximately 40 million Americans and 821 million people worldwide. These statistics are expected to rise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic drastically. Studies show that healthcare and nursing curricula are currently deficient in providing education to help healthcare providers combat food security and provide patient education. The purpose of this article is to discuss a curricular framework that can be implemented in both nursing and healthcare curricula to offer appropriate training for food insecurity assessment, care, and patient education.
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