Utilizing near-peer teaching to expand obesity medicine training within an internal medicine residency curriculum
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Internal medicine residents showed improved knowledge and comfort in managing obesity after a near-peer teaching session. Continued spaced review is recommended to maintain these gains in obesity management skills.
Area Of Science
- Medical Education
- Primary Care
- Obesity Medicine
Background
- Obesity management is crucial in primary care but often inadequately addressed in internal medicine (IM) residency training.
- Physicians frequently report feeling unprepared to manage overweight and obesity in clinical practice.
Purpose Of The Study
- To evaluate the impact of a near-peer teaching session on IM residents' self-reported knowledge and comfort regarding obesity management.
- To assess knowledge retention and comfort levels at a three-month follow-up.
Main Methods
- A near-peer led teaching session on overweight and obesity was delivered in a morning report format.
- Surveys were administered pre-session, immediately post-session, and at a three-month follow-up to assess self-reported knowledge and comfort.
- Z-test analysis was used to compare survey responses across different time points.
Main Results
- Residents demonstrated increased self-reported knowledge in areas such as BMI cutoffs, bariatric surgery criteria, and dietary advice post-session.
- Comfort in documenting obesity and awareness of management tools, including nutrition services, also improved immediately after the session.
- At three months, knowledge of BMI cutoffs and nutrition service availability was retained, but some self-reported knowledge regarding bariatric surgery criteria and locating management tools decreased.
Conclusions
- Near-peer teaching sessions can effectively enhance IM residents' knowledge and comfort in obesity management without significantly burdening the curriculum.
- Spaced review of obesity management topics is suggested to mitigate knowledge decay and ensure long-term retention among residents.
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