Medicine Residents are Unprepared to Effectively Treat Patients with Obesity: Results from a U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Survey.

W Scott ButschKathryn RobisonRanita SharmaJulianne KnechtBrian Gabriel Smolarz

Published in: Journal of medical education and curricular development (2020)

Our study found the current obesity curricula within U.S. IM residency programs do not adequately cover important aspects that address the growing obesity epidemic, suggesting that obesity education is not enough of a priority for IM residency programs to formalize and implement within their curricula.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
public health
healthcare
adipose tissue
medical students
skeletal muscle
quality improvement
cross sectional