2025 Columbia Cornell Review for the Obesity Medicine Certification Exam On Demand

Columbia Cornell 2025 Review for the Obesity Medicine Certification Exam

Course Details

Material Expiration Date: Materials will be available for viewing for up to 36 months after the course expiration date. Extended viewing is only available to participants who complete the course before the stated expiration date.
Material Access: All course PDFs can be downloaded. Videos must be viewed on the course website and are not available for download. 
Format: On-demand, video-recorded lectures

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians interested in sitting for the obesity certification exam through the American Board of Obesity Medicine; however, all healthcare professionals would benefit from the information covered in the course.

Course Overview

Get ready for the Obesity Certification Exam with our invaluable review course. Our expert lecturers will guide you through topics covered by the exam, helping you reinforce the knowledge you already have and gain fresh perspectives to improve your treatment of patients with obesity.

Course Agenda and Learning Objectives

Course Agenda
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the complexity of the development and treatment of obesity.
  2. Apply best practice approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and managing obesity long-term.
  3. Identify, classify, and determine appropriate treatment approaches for people with obesity, including lifestyle, pharmacological approaches, bariatric devices, and surgery options.
  4. Design tailored treatment plans for specific populations, including pediatric and adolescent populations.

Course Pricing

  • Physicians: $495

Discounted rates are available for non-physician healthcare professionals, fellows, residents, students, Columbia/Cornell personnel, and past Columbia Cornell course participants. Please inquire with the Institute of Human Nutrition at ihnce@cumc.columbia.edu for discount pricing codes. 

The following course package offers this course at a discounted rate. The package purchase option will be available during checkout.

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Accreditation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.75 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 10.75 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

    Disclosures

    All those involved in planning and delivering this education will disclose all financial relationships in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. For each financial relationship, disclosure will include the name of the ineligible company and the nature of the financial relationship(s).

    Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, FTOS, DABOM: Altimmune Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Funding; Amgen Consultant/Advisory Board; Astra Zeneca Advisory Board; Boehringer-Ingelheim Consultant/Advisory Board; Currax Pharmaceuticals Consultant, Advisory Board; Eli Lilly Consultant, Advisory Board, Research Funding; ERX Pharmaceuticals Board of Directors; Fllytehealth/Intellihealth Board of Directors; Jamieson Wellness Board of Directors; Novo Nordisk Consultant, Advisory Board, Research Funding; Pfizer Consultant, Advisory Board; Senda Bioscience Advisory Board; Skye Bioscience Research Funding; Veru Pharmaceuticals Consultant, Advisory Board; Zealand Pharmaceuticals Consultant, Advisory Board

    Morgan Dickison, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN: Pfizer Consultant

    Alpana Shukla, MD, MRCP (UK), FTOS: Eli Lilly and Company Research Funding; Novo Nordisk Research Funding; Sun Pharmaceuticals Consultant

    Beverly Tchang, MD, DABOM: Eli Lilly Advisor; Novo Nordisk Advisor; Roman Health Ventures Advisor; Skye Bioscience Advisor

    Vidhu Thaker, MD: Gideon Richter Sponsored Research; Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Sponsored Research, Speaker; Soleno Therapeutics Sponsored Research

    All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated. 

    Sabrina Diano, PhD, Cynthia Akagbosu, MD, Chino Aneke-Nash, MD, PhD, Mohini Aras, MD, Sarah Barenbaum, MD, Joshua Cook, MD, PhD, Chanel Ligon, MD, Anagha Nagaraj, MD, Michael Owen-Michaane, MD, Sarah Schmitz, MD, planners of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Cynthia Akagbosu, MD, and Rossana Calderon, MD, moderators of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Sabrina Diano, PhD, Chanel Ligon, MD, Joshua Cook, MD, PhD, Keith Diaz, PhD, Mohini Aras, MD, Abraham Krikhely, MD, Alyson Weiner, MD, Sarah Schmitz, MD, Sarah Barenbaum, MD, Josie Burke, and Kevin Smith, DO, faculty of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Disclaimer

    All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this site. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This web site does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

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