Skip to main content

ETHNOS_APP

Home • Search • Journals • List 0

Addressing Medical Students’ Negative Bias Toward Patients With Obesity Through Ethics Education

Bibliographic Data

ID15746754
AuthorsGail Geller (0000-0003-4856-1942, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Paul A Watkins (0000-0002-3246-1405, Kennedy Krieger Institute)
Year2018
Volume20
Issue10
PagesE948-959
Publication date2018-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/amajethics.2018.948
PMID30346923
OpenAlexW2894930423
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

Medical students have negative attitudes about obesity that are consistent over time. Providing opportunities for students to discuss their personal experiences and beliefs about obesity within an ethics framework and using popular media as a basis for discussion might improve their attitudes toward obesity

Focus (optics · Medical education · Medical ethics · Obesity · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Session (web analytics · Computer Science · Empathy and Medical Education · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine

  • Development and delivery of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppression concepts in entry-level health professional education

    Emma Coulter, Conner McQueen et al.•Medical Teacher•2025

  • Changing perspectives among pre-health undergraduates through a brief weight bias pedagogical intervention

    Open Access•Nicole D Bolter, Daria Sosna et al.•Health Education Journal•2023

  • The “difficult” cadaver

    Open Access•Andrew Go, Leah Rethy et al.•Medical Education Online•2020

  • Addressing Medical Students’ Negative Bias Toward Patients With Obesity Through Ethics Education

    Open Access•Gail Geller, Paul A Watkins•The AMA Journal of Ethic•2018

  • Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity

    Open Access•Marlene B Schwartz, Heather O'Neal Chambliss et al.•Obesity Research•2003

  • Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes about Obesity and Its Treatment

    Open Access•Gary D Foster, Thomas A Wadden et al.•Obesity Research•2003

  • Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity

    Open Access•Sean M Phelan, Darren J Burgess et al.•Obesity Reviews•2015

  • Addressing Medical Students’ Negative Bias Toward Patients With Obesity Through Ethics Education

    Open Access•Gail Geller, Paul A Watkins•The AMA Journal of Ethic•2018

Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2018 - 2025 (8)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

Tools

Open DOISci-HubOpen Access
Ethnos_APP • Open Source Project • MIT License • Frontend v2.0.0 • Privacy and Cookies • API Documentation: api.ethnos.app/docs • API Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17049435 • Frontend Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17050053 • cruz.rio.br • Expectantes Misericordiae