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Una actualización sobre el Consejo Americano de Medicina de la Obesidad (ABOM): 2017-2024
Brianna Johnson-Rabbett1, Tirissa J Reid2, Edmond P Wickham3
1University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
|September 3, 2025
Resumen
Los diplomáticos recientes de la Junta Americana de Medicina de la Obesidad son más jóvenes y tienen menos experiencia que los grupos anteriores. Este cambio pone de relieve la necesidad de un apoyo personalizado para los nuevos médicos de la medicina de la obesidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Educación médica
- Medicina para la obesidad
- Características del médico
Sus antecedentes:
- El Consejo Americano de Medicina de la Obesidad (ABOM) certifica a los médicos en medicina de la obesidad.
- Comprender el perfil en evolución de los diplomáticos de ABOM es crucial para las organizaciones médicas.
- Los datos anteriores cubrían el período 2012-2016.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para caracterizar a los médicos que lograron la certificación ABOM inicial entre 2017 y 2024.
- Para comparar estas características con las de la cohorte de diplomáticos de ABOM 2012-2016.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio transversal utilizando la base de datos ABOM.
- Análisis de la demografía, la especialidad, la experiencia, la población de pacientes y el entorno de la práctica médica.
- Análisis descriptivo y comparación con datos históricos.
Principales resultados:
- 8.640 médicos certificados entre 2017 y 2024 frente a 2.068 certificados entre 2012 y 2016.
- Aumento significativo de los diplomáticos menores de 40 años (47,6% frente a 22,7%) y de las mujeres (64,0% frente a 52,8%).
- Una mayor proporción de diplomáticos recientes tenía menos de 2 años de experiencia en medicina de la obesidad (68,3% frente a 40,2%).
Conclusiones:
- Los diplomáticos recientes de ABOM están entrando en el campo antes y con menos experiencia.
- Este cambio demográfico requiere más investigación para apoyar a los nuevos profesionales de la medicina de la obesidad.
- La ABOM y las organizaciones relacionadas deberían considerar estrategias para ayudar a los médicos en la transición a la práctica de la medicina de la obesidad.
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