An article co-authored by Eileen Seeholzer, MD, has been selected for the inaugural edition of “The Best of Health Promotion Practice.” The article focuses on a study conducted by Dr. Seeholzer and other medical professionals on how primary care residency programs are preparing physicians to counsel patients about obesity, nutrition and physical activity (ONPA). The study identified widespread expectations that primary care physicians should counsel their overweight and obese patients, but few residency programs provide the training to support such counseling. MetroHealth’s OB/GYN, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residency program participated in the study.
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