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Development of Obesity Competencies for Medical Education: A Report from the Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative
Author(s) -
Kushner Robert F.,
Horn Deborah B.,
Butsch W. Scott,
Brown Joshua D.,
Duncan Katherine,
Fugate Colony S.,
Gorney Carol,
Grunvald Eduardo L.,
Igel Leon I.,
Pasarica Magdalena,
Pennings Nicholas,
Soleymani Taraneh,
Velazquez Amanda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.22471
Subject(s) - accreditation , summative assessment , medical education , formative assessment , graduate medical education , core competency , competence (human resources) , medicine , health care , psychology , pedagogy , social psychology , marketing , business , economics , economic growth
Objective Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative (OMEC) was formed to develop obesity‐focused competencies and benchmarks that can be used by undergraduate and graduate medical education program directors. This article describes the developmental process used to create the competencies. Methods Fifteen professional organizations with an interest in obesity collaborated to form OMEC. Using the six Core Competencies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as domains and as a guiding framework, a total of 36 group members collaborated by in‐person meetings, email exchange, and conference calls. An iterative process was used by each working subgroup to develop the competencies and assessment benchmarks. The initial work was subsequently externally reviewed by 19 professional organizations. Results Thirty‐two competencies were developed across the six domains. Each competency contains five descriptive measurement benchmarks for evaluator rating. Conclusions This set of OMEC obesity‐focused competencies is the first evaluation tool developed to be used within undergraduate and graduate medical training programs for both formative and summative assessments. Routine and more robust assessment is expected to increase the competence of health care providers to assess, prevent, and treat obesity. In addition to dissemination, the competencies and benchmarks will need to undergo evaluation for further validity and practicality.