Family medicine
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Fam Med
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Teaching medical students patient-centered approaches to weight loss counseling occurs in myriad ways. We examined lectures and direct faculty observation to see which was associated with better patient-centered care in medical students, measured by both self-perception and independent observer evaluation. ⋯ Independent observation and self-report of instruction adequacy and content had no consistent association with care quality. However, direct faculty observation predicted improvement in both student self-reports and independent observer ratings of students' interpersonal quality of care. Further work is needed to define optimal methods of imparting patient-centered care.
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Scoping Reviews: Mapping New Terrain in Family Medicine Education.