Development of Obesity Competencies for Medical Education: A Report from the Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative

Objective Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative (OMEC) was formed to develop obesity‐focused competencies and benchmarks that can be used by undergraduate and graduate medical education program directors. This article describes the developmental process used to create the competencies. Methods Fifteen professional organizations with an interest in obesity collaborated to form OMEC. Using the six Core Competencies of the Accreditation Council...