Obesity Research Short Courses
Course recordings provide rigorous exposure to fundamental principles of obesity research. A broad array of techniques for applying these principles in research are addressed by…
MSWeight: Medical Students Learning Weight Management Counseling Skills
Medical educators designed the MSWeight curriculum to teach weight management counseling to future physicians and address the muffled discussion about obesity in U.S. health education…
OSCE for Assessing Resident Competency in Weight Loss Counseling
Medical educators developed and implemented an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for the assessment of resident physician weight loss counseling. The skills checklist allows for…
Obesity OSCE Examiner Checklist
A sample OSCE examiner checklist for obesity counseling. This checklist was developed by faculty members from the Family Medicine Residency Program, PHCC-HMC (Qatar), during the PGY(4)…
Master of Science in Obesity Prevention and Management
In an effort to help prepare a workforce that understands the complexity of obesity, ASU has created a Master of Science in Obesity Prevention and…
Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative (OMEC) Obesity Competencies
The Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative (OMEC) has developed an instructional toolkit to help educators implement the obesity-focused competencies in a variety of educational environments. They…
Flipchart Engagement Tool for Patients with Obesity
Developed by expert NPs to support education of patients with overweight and obesity, Let’s Talk: Weight & Your Well-being, is a valuable engagement tool. …
Resources for Improving Medical Nutrition Education and Training Curricula
Real-world examples of efforts to improve undergraduate and graduate medical education in nutrition by integrating formal learning with practical, experiential, inquiry-driven, interprofessional, and population health…
Medical Training to Achieve Competency in Lifestyle Counseling
This scientific statement provides guidance in defining fundamentals in medical education and training needed for future physicians to be proficient in lifestyle medicine, focusing on…
How to Incorporate Bariatric Training Into Fellowship Programs
This document provides proposed objectives, curriculum content, training models, available resources and assessment of competence for obesity medicine and endoscopy training within gastroenterology fellowship programs.…
Obesity Summit for Medical Trainees
The authors describe a model for an innovative, extramural, immersive approach to educate trainees on the various aspects of obesity management. Obesity-related topics were reviewed…
Discussion Board Assignment: Obesity Prevention and Treatment
This activity requires students to facilitate a discussion board of a current topic in obesity. The syllabus includes a grading rubric that instructors can use…
Clinical Advances in Treating Obesity as a Chronic Disease: Novel Insights and Strategies
The Clinical Advances in Treating Obesity as a Chronic Disease: Novel Insights and Strategies curriculum provides education on the latest clinical trial results and therapeutic…
Health Professionals Obesity Prevention Education (HOPE) Curriculum
The HOPE Curriculum was a web-based, multidisciplinary curriculum that educated pediatric clinicians on health consequences of childhood obesity, screening techniques to identify those at risk,…
Obesity Video Series: A Practical Look at Obesity, Diabetes, and Current Strategies
Dannemiller’s Obesity Series includes a collection of variable-length videos and educational assessments focused on prevalent issues in obesity management. Educators can look to modules for…
Obesity Learning Center
myCME’s Obesity Learning Center includes a collection of variable-length educational activities and supplemental resources that educators can assign to students or look to for inspiration…
Obesity Intervention for Front-line Healthcare Providers
Faculty developed and implemented a full-day interprofessional education event to educate a variety of healthcare providers about the issues and challenges of obesity intervention. The…
WHO Growth Chart Training
The WHO Growth Chart Training Program is an evidence-based, self-learning package designed for primary care and public health practitioners. BACKGROUND The WHO Growth Chart Training…
BalancedView: Addressing Weight Bias & Stigma in Health Care
BalancedView is an online learning resource designed to raise awareness about weight bias and stigma in health care and to help health care professionals reduce…
Implicit Associations Test: Weight Bias
This validated measure of automatic, unconscious attitudes can be used to measure implicit weight bias. Increasing self-awareness is an important first step in understanding and…