Open AccessThe Resident Experience of an Obesity-Focused Home Visiting Curriculum
Author(s) -
Kofi Essel,
Erin K Hysom,
Ellen F. Goldman,
Cara Lichtenstein
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-018-00642-9
Subject(s) - curriculum , obesity , empathy , medicine , medical education , gerontology , psychology , nursing , family medicine , pedagogy , psychiatry
The prevalence of obesity in the USA has risen to 39.8% of adults and 18.5% of children, yet there has not been a compensatory rise in residency training to reflect this epidemic.