Is Obesity Medicine Right for You?
A self-check for the primary care physician who's ready for more obesity medicine education whether or not you're ready to call it a subspecialty yet.
Obesity touches nearly every visit type in primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics often alongside diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic conditions already on your problem list. You don't have to leave primary care or commit to a new title to treat it well. You just need a trusted place to start learning. The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), the largest organization of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians focused on obesity care, builds its education around the same evidence-based framework its members use in practice every day: the Four Pillars of nutrition therapy, physical activity, behavioral modification, and medical interventions.
Quick Self-check
Check two or more from this list? Obesity medicine education has a place in your practice, no matter how far you decide to take it.
Why Start with OMA
What makes the source, not just the content, trustworthy.
- The largest organization of physicians, NPs, PAs, and other clinicians dedicated to treating the disease of obesity.
- Education is organized around the Four Pillars of Obesity Treatment which is the same clinical framework used by OMA members in daily practice.
- Peer-reviewed CME available on-demand through the OMA Academy, live via accredited webinars and online courses, and in person at the OMA Annual Conference and OMA Summit™.
- Publishes its own clinical resources, including the Obesity Pillars® journal and the Obesity Algorithm® reference tool.
- Backs a multi-organization consensus statement that every patient with obesity deserves access to evidence-based treatment.
Find Your Entry Point
Pediatric Basics
Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment
Micro-credentials
You don't have to decide today.
Start with one course, one webinar, or one issue of Obesity Pillars® and see where it takes your practice.