Education
Our mission is to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to address the challenges of obesity using proven medical science and clinical methods.
By building a stronger understanding of obesity medicine, we hope to empower future leaders to create innovative solutions and improve patient care in this important area.
Our Metabolic Weight Loss Program involves the education of:
- UMass Chan Medical School students
- Internal Medicine categorical and primary care track medical residents
- Primary Care providers
- Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism fellows
UMass Chan Medical School additionally offers an Obesity Medicine fellowship.
The UMass Chan Obesity Medicine Fellowship program is a one-year clinical training program that provides advanced subspecialty training in the field of obesity medicine. The program offers one position annually and is designed to fulfill the needs of those trainees who anticipate their future activities to be solely the clinical practice of this specialty, as well as those who expect to function as clinician-educators or who intend to pursue careers in obesity medicine. The teaching environment and educational experiences for trainees will prepare them for a career as a clinical, educational, or research leader in this rapidly expanding discipline of medicine.
Fellows will develop clinical expertise in obesity medicine with a focus on the evaluation and management of obesity and related comorbidities in adult and pediatric patients, including the care of patients before and after bariatric and endobariatric procedures.
Training will take place in a comprehensive, multidisciplinary weight management center. Fellows will work with and learn from board certified obesity medicine endocrinologists and primary care physicians, pediatric endocrinologists, bariatric surgeons, endobariatric gastroenterologists, registered dietitians, behavioral health psychologists, and exercise physiologists. Elective rotations may include hepatology, exercise medicine, cardiometabolic medicine, lymphedema clinic, and diabetes clinic.
