Reckoning with the past: a qualitative analysis of medical students describing their formative experiences with weight bias

Abstract Introduction Most healthcare providers exhibit weight bias (i.e., negative assumptions, beliefs, or discriminatory acts toward someone based on their weight/body size) in their interactions with patients with obesity. Such bias can be exacerbated in medical training and may lead to reduced...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth W. Cotter, Ashley Dunford, Kirsten Gilchrist, Tong Yan, Lawrence Deyton, Kofi Essel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01231-z
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