Medical Residents Learning Weight Management Counseling Skills

A 45-minute foundational presentation covering key Weight Management Counseling (WMC) concepts, obesity bias, and cultural humility facilitated by a trained clinician-educator at the residency program delivered at baseline.

"6 email modules delivered over months 2-8). Each 3P module will allow the resident to:~(1) Prepare: Review relevant concepts and demonstration videos sent via an email to prepare for completing the VCA vignettes; (2) Practice: Respond to brief vignettes of various 5As WMC challenging scenarios by audio recording their spoken response on the VCA tool; and (3) Process: Reflect on actionable expert and crowdsourced analogue patient feedback on the quality of their responses to each VCA vignette."

(months 8-10): This 45-minute session will discuss key barriers to WMC adoption in clinical practice using real-world cases captured from residents facilitated by a trained clinician-educator at the residency program.

2 emails in months 10-12 covering key concepts in the preceding components.

Residents will receive a core foundation slides on weight management counselling