Obesity Medicine Fellowship Programs provide comprehensive training in the treatment of obesity
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 — 6:15-8:15pm
Room 211, Level 2 – Music City
This website is designed to be the central hub for those interested or involved in Obesity Medicine fellowships. The Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council (OMFC) was created to support fellowship programs, fellows, and the field of Obesity Medicine. The OMFC is dedicated to providing the most up-to-date information regarding Obesity Medicine fellowship training, as well as other resources for those interested in learning more about careers in Obesity Medicine.
As the field of Obesity Medicine grows and more fellowships are developed, we believe there should be standardization in what constitutes an Obesity Medicine Fellowship program. The OMFC aims to provide guidance on best practices so that all fellowship programs are sustainable, provide comprehensive training, and prepare the next generation of Obesity Medicine Specialists to combat the obesity epidemic. With the establishment of more fellowship programs, Obesity Medicine can become eligible to be recognized as an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) subspecialty.
OBESITY MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council (OMFC) was formed in 2018 and consists of existing Obesity Medicine Fellowship Program Directors and other experts in Obesity Medicine. Given the growing prevalence of obesity and lack of formal training for physicians in Obesity Medicine, this Council formed with a mission to expand specialty training opportunities and increase the fellowship-trained obesity medicine physician workforce. The goals of the OMFC are to support 1) Obesity Medicine Fellowship Programs, 2) Obesity Medicine Fellows, and 3) effective obesity care.
- Director, Fellowship Program in Obesity Medicine and Nutrition at Mass General
- Director, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Director, Fellowship Program in Nutrition and Obesity, Boston Medical Center
- Director, Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, Boston Medical Center
- Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
- Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Weill-Cornell Medicine
- Adjunct faculty, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Founding Director, Fellowship Program in Obesity Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medicine
- Professor of Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College
- Director, Fellowship Program in Clinical Obesity Medicine & Metabolism, University of Texas
- McGovern Medical School
Medical Director, University of Texas Center of Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance - Assistant professor, Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School
- Director, Fellowship Program in Obesity Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medicine
- Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center (West)
- Director, Fellowship Program in Nutrition & Weight Management, Geisinger Health System
- Director, Geisinger Obesity Research Institute
- Professor of Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Board Chairman, American Board of Obesity Medicine
- Director of Programs, American Board of Obesity Medicine
- Medical Director, American Board of Obesity Medicine
CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP
1
Current Program Directors of approved Obesity Medicine Fellowship Programs
2
Current Chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, as an ex-officio member
3
Non-program directors (typically former directors) with an expertise in obesity medicine