Duties, tasks, knowledge and skills of an obesity medicine physician: A practice analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the evolving nature of obesity medicine, periodic evaluation of its clinical practice is needed to ensure that certification requirements address real-world experience. Practice analysis is a systematic approach to define a field's body of knowledge, and its results can inform the content outline and examination blueprint for a certification examination. This study describes the 2023 practice analysis conducted by the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM).

Methods

Initially, 14 obesity medicine physicians participated in a practice analysis panel, resulting in 3 duties and 30 tasks required for competent practice of obesity medicine physicians. Each task included steps, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the task. ABOM then recruited 645

SUBMITTER: Gudzune KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565045 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature