dc.contributor.author | Wolff, Margaret S | |
dc.contributor.author | Rhodes, Erinn Thoyer | |
dc.contributor.author | Ludwig, David Samuel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-30T03:50:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Wolff, Margaret S, Erinn T Rhodes, and David S Ludwig. 2010. Training in childhood obesity management in the United States: a survey of pediatric, internal medicine-pediatrics and family medicine residency program directors. BMC Medical Education 10: 18. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1472-6920 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8063394 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Information about the availability and effectiveness of childhood obesity training during residency is limited. Methods: We surveyed residency program directors from pediatric, internal medicine-pediatrics (IM-Peds), and family medicine residency programs between September 2007 and January 2008 about childhood obesity training offered in their programs. Results: The response rate was 42.2% (299/709) and ranged by specialty from 40.1% to 45.4%. Overall, 52.5% of respondents felt that childhood obesity training in residency was extremely important, and the majority of programs offered training in aspects of childhood obesity management including prevention (N = 240, 80.3%), diagnosis (N = 282, 94.3%), diagnosis of complications (N = 249, 83.3%), and treatment (N = 242, 80.9%). However, only 18.1% (N = 54) of programs had a formal childhood obesity curriculum with variability across specialties. Specifically, 35.5% of IM-Peds programs had a formal curriculum compared to only 22.6% of pediatric and 13.9% of family medicine programs (p < 0.01). Didactic instruction was the most commonly used training method but was rated as only somewhat effective by 67.9% of respondents using this method. The most frequently cited significant barrier to implementing childhood obesity training was competing curricular demands (58.5%). Conclusions: While most residents receive training in aspects of childhood obesity management, deficits may exist in training quality with a minority of programs offering a formal childhood obesity curriculum. Given the high prevalence of childhood obesity, a greater emphasis should be placed on development and use of effective training strategies suitable for all specialties training physicians to care for children. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | doi://10.1186/1472-6920-10-18 | en_US |
dc.relation.hasversion | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2839969/pdf/ | en_US |
dash.license | LAA | |
dc.title | Training in Childhood Obesity Management in the United States: A Survey of Pediatric, Internal Medicine-pediatrics and Family Medicine Residency Program Directors | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.description.version | Version of Record | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | BMC Medical Education | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Ludwig, David Samuel | |
dc.date.available | 2012-01-30T03:50:07Z | |
dash.affiliation.other | SPH^Nutrition | en_US |
dash.affiliation.other | HMS^Pediatrics-Children's Hospital | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1472-6920-10-18 | * |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Ludwig, David | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Rhodes, Erinn | |