Students’ Report of Preceptor Weight Management Counseling at Eight U.S. Medical Schools

Primary care providers, using brief counseling, can help patients increase motivation to initiate or maintain weight loss, improve diet, and increase physical activity. However, no prior studies have examined the degree to which primary care preceptors, who are responsible for mentoring medical students during their core clerkships, provide clinical teaching regarding weight management counseling.Medical students enrolled in eight U.S. medical...