Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 14
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: Complete
Author(s): Vanessa Elliott and Charlotte Kreger
Sponsor: Ashton Lewandowski
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOVLED: That MSMS recognize that the BMI is a limited metric; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS acknowledge that weight bias is a pervasive problem in medicine which actively harms patients.
RESOVLED: That MSMS recognize that the BMI is a limited metric; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS acknowledge that weight bias is a pervasive problem in medicine which actively harms patients.
Fiscal Note: $1,000-$2,000
Resolution: View PDF for Moving Beyond the BMI
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