Trained Males Research Articles

Multidimensional Personality of Teacher Aspirants: A Dimension wise Analysis

Personality, in broad sense, is a dynamic organization of those psycho-physical system within the individual that determines his unique adjustment to his environment. Personality is a pecularised integration of number of constituent components. The term personality encompasses physique, intellect, temperament, attitude, aptitude, character, social and emotional peculiarities etc…. There isn’t a single holistic definition till date. Hence, it would be incorrect if measured on the basis of one component. The study is aimed at analysing certain important dimensions of the personality , especially six dimensions as high/low self concept, Intro/ extroversioness, Dependence/ independence, Balance/imbalance, Temperament, adjustment ability and Anxiety. The investigation is focused on the levels or nature of personality dimensions among trainee teachers in relation to gender. Multidimensional Personality Inventory (MPI) constructed by Manjurani Agrawal was used to collect the data. The study conducted on a sample size of 100 trainee teachers including 48 male and 52 female, revealed that the female trainee teachers possess higher level of introversionness than their male counterparts but teacher trainees fall in the category of individuals with ambivert nature. Insignificant difference occurred among trainee teachers when compared on the grounds of self concept, Temperament and adjustment ability. Both males and females were with moderate anxiety level. The level of Depending attitude was low i.e it didn’t offer any scope for difference with respect to gender among trainee teachers.

Simulation-Based Mastery Learning of Flexible Bronchoscopy: Deciding Factors for Completion

Background: Several studies have shown the beneficial effects of mastery learning of a simulation-based course, but not all trainees complete it. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to find deciding factors for the completion of a simulation-based mastery learning course with distributive practice in flexible bronchoscopy. Methods: Seventy-seven trainees who signed up for the course were invited to a survey for deciding factors of completing the course. Sixty-two (81%) trainees answered the survey. Results: Male trainees were more likely to complete the course. The most important factor for completion was clinical relevance, and the most important factor for not completing the course was being “too busy.” Conclusion: Several deciding factors for completing the course were identified. Successful simulation-based mastery learning courses should be clinically relevant, and the trainees should be provided protected time to complete the training. The instructional design should also be adapted systematically for male and female trainees to achieve the necessary competencies.

Impact of a Simulated Stress Training Program on the Tactical Shooting Performance of SWAT Trainees

ABSTRACTPurpose: To create a high-stress shooting among the crowd (SAC) program and to examine its effectiveness in reducing SWAT trainees’ stress level and their shooting performance in a simulated hostage-rescue situation. Method: After the SAC program was created, it was evaluated using a pretest and posttest experimental design: 98 young male SWAT trainees were randomly divided into experiment and control groups, with the former group trained in hostage rescue, shooting with real persons (high stress), and the latter group trained with “dummy” men (low stress); training for both lasted three days. Their shooting performance was assessed by a tactical shooting test in both high- and low-stress tests in a counterbalanced order, before and after the training, and monitored during the training, as were their stress levels by a set of physical (heart rate [HR] and heart rate recovery time [HRRt]), psychological (salivary cortisol and α-amylase), and self-reported anxiety measures. Results: The SAC program created needed high-stress for hostage rescue situations as reflected in increased physical, psychological, and anxiety scores and reduced shooting performance. Even with short SAC training, SWAT trainees’ capacity in handling high stress and tactical shooting performance were significantly improved. HR, HRRt, and anxiety tests have been found to be effective in monitoring stress and should be a part of future SWAT training. Conclusion: A SAC program involving real people was created, and its effectiveness was confirmed using a pretest and posttest experimental design.

Gender differences in Australian general practice trainees performing procedures related to women’s reproductive health: A cross-sectional analysis

Gender differences may exist in the performance of women’s reproductive procedures. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and association of general practice registrars’ performance of women’s procedures with trainees’ gender, rurality of practice and in-consultation seeking of information or assistance. This was a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study of registrars’ consultations in 2010–17. Registrars recorded 60 consecutive consultations during each six-month training term. The outcome was performance of a procedure related to women’s reproductve health. Of 24,333 procedures performed in 332,700 encounters, 15,634 were on female patients and 6025 of those included procedures relating to women’s reproductive health; 5002 were Pap smears (20.6%). Only 235 (4.7%) Pap smears were performed by male trainees. Performing women’s procedures was significantly associated with trainees’ gender, with an adjusted odds ratio of 4.80 (95% confidence interval: 4.10, 5.61). Our findings suggest that a gender difference exists in general practice trainees’ frequency of performing women’s procedures. Male trainees require more opportunities and support from their preceptors, clinical settings and training programs to perform these procedures.

Credibility judgments in context: effects of emotional expression, presentation mode, and statement consistency

ABSTRACTIn this study, we examined the effects of complainant emotionality, presentation mode, and statement consistency on credibility judgments in an intimate partner abuse case. Male and female police trainees (N = 172) assessed the credibility of a domestic abuse complainant who appeared either live or on video, and behaved in an emotional (displaying sadness and distress) or a neutral manner. In addition, the consistency of the statement with other evidence was manipulated. Live (vs. video) and consistent (vs. inconsistent) statements were perceived as more credible, and the presentation mode effect was mediated by participants’ felt compassion and approach/avoidance tendencies toward the complainant. As predicted, emotional (vs. neutral) demeanor increased perceived credibility through its effect on expectancy confirmation, but this effect appears to have been masked by other mechanisms (compassion and approach/avoidance) operating in the opposite direction. These findings highlight the need to consider multiple, sometimes conflicting, mechanisms underlying extra-legal influences on credibility judgments. Legal implications are discussed.

A Student Reflection on Doctoring With Confidence: Mind the Gap.

This commentary discusses ways in which the field of medicine can work to close the “confidence gap,” the discrepancy in confidence between male and female physicians and trainees.

Do we need more male primary teachers? Tensions and contradictions in the perspectives of male and female trainees

ABSTRACTPrimary teaching Initial Teacher Training courses across the UK have been under pressure from central government, Ofsted and the media to recruit more male students to their courses with the aim of increasing the proportion of males in the primary teaching workforce. This is because increasing the number of male role models in primary schools has been mooted as the solution to boys’ underachievement, especially in reading and writing. There is, however, little evidence showing any correlation between boys’ educational outcomes and the number of male primary teachers in schools. The purpose of the project reported in this paper was to ascertain the beliefs of the future primary school workforce about this focus on the need for male role models in schools. A mixed-methods approach was employed: 120 male and female primary trainees were surveyed and a further 48 took part in group interviews, all of whom were based in an Initial Teacher Training department in a university in North West England. Results indicated that although aspiring teachers felt that males and females could make equally good role models for children their personal value systems perpetuated the myth that boys need male role models to achieve better educational outcomes.

Simulation-based mastery learning significantly reduces gender differences on the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery performance exam.

Analysis of the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) performance exam showed higher scores for men than women. Gender differences have been reduced with task-specific practice. We assessed the effect of simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) on FES performance exam differences by gender. Forty-seven surgical trainees [29 men (m), 18 women (w)] completed a SBML curriculum and were assessed by FES. Fourteen trained on the GI Mentor 2, 18 on the Endoscopy Training System, and 15 using the Surgical Training for Endoscopic Proficiency curriculum. Performance of male and female trainees was compared. On the pre-training assessment, there were large differences between genders in FES pass rates (m 77%, w 15%, p < 0.001), total scores (m 69 ± 11, w 50 ± 12; p < 0.001), and in four of five FES sub-task scores (Navigation, m 73 ± 19, w 55 ± 22, p = 0.02; Loop reduction, m 34 ± 29, w 14 ± 22, p = 0.02; Retroflexion, m 81 ± 17, w 47 ± 27, p < 0.001; Targeting, m 89 ± 10, w 66 ± 23, p = 0.002). No differences were discernible post training (Pass rate, m 100%, w 94%, p = 0.4; Total score, m 77 ± 8, w 72 ± 12, p = 0.2; Navigation, m 91 ± 13, w 80 ± 13, p = 0.009; Loop reduction, m 49 ± 26, w 46 ± 36, p = 0.7; Retroflexion, m 82 ± 18, w 81 ± 15, p = 0.9; Targeting, m 92 ± 15, w 86 ± 12, p = 0.12). Time needed to complete curricula was not discernably different by gender (m 3.8 ± 1.7h, w 5.0 ± 2.6h, p = 0.17). Gender-based differences are nearly eliminated through task-specific SBML training. This lends further evidence to the validity argument for the FES performance exam as a measure of basic endoscopic skills.

Differences between U.S. Army Trainees and Active Duty Soldiers in Performing Physically Demanding Occupational Tasks

The training implemented during initial entry training (IET) for combat arms trainees (up to 16 weeks) is designed to sufficiently optimize performance of physically demanding occupational tasks. Trainees must be physically capable of performing the tasks within their jobs to the minimal acceptable performance standard, as delineated by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. PURPOSE: To compare U.S. Army trainees to active duty soldiers performing physically demanding occupational tasks. METHODS: 192 U.S. Army male combat arms trainees (TRs) at the end of their IET and 369 active duty male combat arms soldiers (ADs) both performed the sandbag carry (SBC), casualty drag (CD) and move under direct fire (MUF) tasks. During the SBC, subjects wore personal protective equipment (PPE; ~32 kg) while lifting and carrying 16 pre-filled 18-kg sandbags a distance of 10m to build a fighting position (4 long x 2 wide x 2 high) as fast as possible (min). For the CD, subjects wore PPE and a weapon while dragging a 123-kg simulated casualty 15m as fast as possible (60-sec time limit). Time was recorded and later calculated as velocity (m·s-1). During MUF subjects wore PPE and a weapon to perform a series of combat rushes covering 100m as fast as possible (min). The MUF course cycled between one prone and two kneeling positions, each 6.6 m apart. Univariate ANCOVA (height and body mass as covariates) were used to compare differences in performances on the three tasks between TRs and ADs. RESULTS: 94% of TRs and 99% of ADs performed the three tasks to the minimal acceptable performance standards. ADs performed significantly faster than TRs on SBC (AD: 1.73 ± 0.29 min, TR: 2.09 ± 0.46 min; p<0.01) and CD (AD: 1.14 ± 0.28 m·s-1, TR: 0.80 ± 0.30 m·s-1; p<0.01) with no differences in MUF performance (AD: 2.24 ± 0.15 min, TR: 2.27 ± 0.22 min; p=0.09). CONCLUSIONS: Although majority of the TRs met the minimal acceptable performance standards on the three tasks, ADs performed the SBC and CD faster. This could be due to ADs having more experience performing the tasks. While further training occurs at TRs first duty station, TRs may benefit from additional occupational task training during IET. The views expressed in this abstract are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

Testing the gender similarities hypothesis: differences in subjective task value and motivation to transfer training

ABSTRACTAre female and male trainees similar or different in their reaction to training programmes, specifically regarding their subjective task value and motivation to transfer? According to the gender similarities hypothesis, women and men are alike on most psychological variables. However, according to research in organizational behaviour, female and male employees differ on certain aspects, such as their job satisfaction and work identity. To test these two views on gender similarities and differences in the context of human resource development and training evaluation, the present study examined the extent to which gender moderated reactions to training. Based on the expectancy-value theory of motivation and self-determination theory, a web-based questionnaire was used to measure six training reactions: intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value, perceived relative cost, autonomous motivation to transfer, and controlled motivation to transfer. The results indicated that women and men differed in their ratings of attainment value but were similar for the remaining five reaction measures. These outcomes support the gender similarities hypothesis. The findings are discussed in terms of their theoretical implications for modelling gender effects in HRD research and their practical significance for promoting training effectiveness and transfer of training.

Impact of night shifts on emergency medicine resident resuscitation performance

AimEmergency medicine (EM) trainees often work nightshifts. We sought to measure how this circadian disruption affects EM resident performance during simulated resuscitations. MethodsThis retrospective cohort study enrolled EM residents at a single Canadian academic centre over a six-year period. Residents completed twice-annual simulation-based resuscitation-focused objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) with assessment in four domains (primary assessment, diagnostic actions, therapeutic actions and communication), and a global assessment score (GAS). Primary and secondary exposures of interest were the presence of a nightshift (late-evening shifts ending between midnight and 03h00 or overnight shifts ending after 06h00) the day before or within three days before an OSCE. A random effects linear regression model was used to quantify the association between nightshifts and OSCE scores. ResultsFrom 57 residents, 136 OSCE scores were collected. Working a nightshift the day before an OSCE did not affect male trainee scores but was associated with a significant absolute decrease in mean total scores (−6% [95% CI −12% to 0%]), GAS (−7% [−13% to 0%]), and communication (−9% [−16% to −2%]) scores among women. Working any nightshift within three days before an OSCE lowered absolute mean total scores by 4% [−7% to 0%] and communication scores by 5% [−5% to 0%] irrespective of gender. ConclusionOur results suggest that shift work may impact EM resident resuscitation performance, particularly in the communication domain. This impact may be more significant in women than men, suggesting a need for further investigation.

Phantoms in the Classroom: Midwifery Training in Enlightenment Europe

Phantoms in the Classroom: Midwifery Training in Enlightenment Europe

CORRELATIVE STUDY OF STRESS and STRESS MANAGEMENT OF TRAINEE TEACHERS OF TEACHER EDUCATION

In this study an attempt has been made to study the Correlative Study of Stress and Stress Management of Trainee teacher. Standardized stress scale by Zakhir Akhtar and Stress Management Scale by Dr. Vandana Kaushik and Dr. Namrata Arora Charpe has been used for the Present study to measure the stress and Stress Mangement Trainee teacher. The random sample technique has been followed to data collection. The sample includes 200 male and female Trainee Teacher of college of Education. For purpose of analysis and interpretation of data, descriptive and inferential statistical techniques like Mean, S.D., Skewness , kurtosis, correlation and t-test were used. Major findings of the study were i) There is no significant difference in level of stress of Male and female Trainee teacher. ii) Positively but of low level correlation found between stress and stress management Trainee teacher.

Mental strain: Magnesium increase along with stress-markers is relative

Abstract. 17 male officer trainees (between 20 and 24 years of age) of the Theresan Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt (Austria) have been subjected to an interactive computer operated wargame. Before and after the test, ionized Mg, ionized pCO 2 , and RRsys were determined from capillary blood. Within 1 hour of mental strain, Mg and pCO 2 decreased significantly (Mg due to arbitrary choice), hence Mg decrease is obviously coupled to increased metabolic turnover. Linear correlations of Mg and its delta values show that due to mental strain, metabolism increases significantly along with Mg loss from tissues. The concomitant Mg increase along with changing stress markers like pCO 2 and RRsys seems to be not in accordance with the measured Mg loss. The discrepancy is cleared by showing that Mg increase is relative – the highest Mg values due to highest strain are seen in those subjects with the relative smallest Mg loss. Thus, the velocity of Mg loss depends upon mental strain (and up to a degree upon Mg tissue reserves) in a similar way as it does during physical load.

Impact of physical fitness and body composition on injury risk among active young adults: A study of Army trainees

ObjectivesTo determine the combined effects of physical fitness and body composition on risk of training-related musculoskeletal injuries among Army trainees. DesignRetrospective cohort study. MethodsRosters of soldiers entering Army basic combat training (BCT) from 2010 to 2012 were linked with data from multiple sources for age, sex, physical fitness (heights, weights (mass), body mass index (BMI), 2 mile run times, push-ups), and medical injury diagnoses. Analyses included descriptive means and standard deviations, comparative t-tests, risks of injury, and relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Fitness and BMI were divided into quintiles (groups of 20%) and stratified for chi-square (χ2) comparisons and to determine trends. ResultsData were obtained for 143,398 men and 41,727 women. As run times became slower, injury risks increased steadily (men=9.8–24.3%, women=26.5–56.0%; χ2 trends (p<0.00001)). For both genders, the relationship of BMI to injury risk was bimodal, with the lowest risk in the average BMI group (middle quintile). Injury risks were highest in the slowest groups with lowest BMIs (male trainees=26.5%; female trainees=63.1%). Compared to lowest risk group (average BMI with fastest run-times), RRs were significant (male trainees=8.5%; RR 3.1, CI: 2.8–3.4; female trainees=24.6%; RR 2.6, CI: 2.3–2.8). Trainees with the lowest BMIs exhibited highest injury risks for both genders and across all fitness levels. ConclusionsWhile the most aerobically fit Army trainees experience lower risk of training-related injury, at any given aerobic fitness level those with the lowest BMIs are at highest risk. This has implications for recruitment and retention fitness standards.

Impact of Emotional Maturity, Intelligence and Self-Efficacy on the Academic Achievement of Teacher Trainees

The present study was undertaken to study the impact of emotional maturity, intelligence and self-efficacy on the academic achievement of teacher trainees. The sample of the study consisted of 400 teacher trainees selected from different B.Ed colleges of Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The tools used in the study are Emotional maturity scale. Raven's Progressive matrices and General self-efficacy scale (GSE). The data was analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The result shows that there is a significant difference between male and female trainees with regard to emotional maturity, intelligence and self-efficacy.

Evaluation of a Novel Field Expedient Musculoskeletal Readiness Screening Tool in an Army Basic Training Population.

Musculoskeletal injuries present a significant challenge to military readiness accounting for over 29% of ambulatory medical visits and 25 million limited duty days across the U.S. Army. Although U.S. Military Health Systems perform periodic general health and deployment assessments, there is no validated tool to determine when a service member is at increased risk of sustaining a musculoskeletal injury. 292 U.S. Army basic training recruits completed a novel injury screening test called the Musculoskeletal Readiness Screening Tool (MRST). It consisted of six separate physical movements and asked one question regarding perceived risk of personal injury. The injury surveillance period covered the duration of the basic training program lasting from 9 to 20 weeks. An independent t test was performed to assess for differences in composite MRST scores between those who sustained an injury and those who did not. A Receiver Operator Characteristic curve analysis was completed to determine if an appropriate cutoff score existed to predict increased likelihood for sustaining an injury within this cohort. Our results indicate that the difference in mean composite score between injured (n = 143) and noninjured subjects fell just short of being significantly different (p = 0.053). The MRST is most specific with a cutoff score of 6 (out of a maximum score of 12) at 0.89 (95% confidence interval: 0.82, 0.93). Those scoring less than or equal to 6 on the screening tool were 2.05 times (95% confidence interval: 1.07, 3.9) as likely to sustain an injury as those scoring greater than 6. Additionally, the results indicate that the test can be applied to both male and female trainees, as scores were not significantly different between the sexes. The MRST shows potential as a tool for identifying service members at higher risk for sustaining a musculoskeletal injury. Further research is needed to assess the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of this novel screening tool.

Recognition of Chronic Migraine by Medicine Trainees: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

Chronic migraine is a diagnosis that can be abstracted through the clinical history, although some providers may struggle in properly applying diagnostic criteria. We aimed to learn how well medicine trainees would be able to recognize the diagnostic criteria for chronic migraine and apply that medical knowledge to case vignettes illustrating different symptom interpretation strategies of the identical information. An electronic, anonymous and multiple-choice response questionairre assessing selected trainee characteristics, headache case vignettes, and chronic migraine diagnostic criteria was distributed to all regional medicine program directors and coordinators in Kentucky and surrounding states. Program directors and coordinators could then individually decide whether or not they would forward to their trainees. The primary outcome measure was the frequency of chronic migraine recognition as a function of history style (ie, lumping versus splitting). Secondary outcome measures included recognition of chronic migraine diagnosis as a function of program affiliation (academic versus community), training year, gender, and recognition of ICHD-3 beta chronic migraine diagnostic criteria. Nominal variables were described as counts and percentages, and compared using chi-square tests. Statistical tests were considered to be two-sided and P ≤ .05 was considered to be statistically significant. Statistical analyses were performed using the JMP 11.0.0 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). Fifty-six medicine trainees completed the survey. Episodic migraine and chronic tension-type headache were correctly recognized by 85.7% and 96.4%, respectively. Chronic migraine was recognized by a greater proportion of trainees when the identical information was presented using a lumped versus split symptom interpretation strategy (24.1% vs 3.6%, chi-square = 6.5, df =1, P = .01). Accurate recognition of chronic migraine was more likely among trainees in community versus academic/university program (40% vs 14.7%, chi-square = 4.4, df = 1, P = .03) and among male versus female trainees (33.3% vs 9.5%, chi-square = 3.9, df = 1, P = .04). Interestingly, accurate recognition of chronic migraine diagnosis was neither related to training year nor correct recognition of the ICHD-3 beta diagnostic criteria for chronic migraine. Despite accurate individual recognition of episodic migraine and chronic tension-type headache, participants were poor at recognizing that features of these primary headache disorders can co-exist to comprise a uniform diagnosis of chronic migraine. Accurate diagnosis of chronic migraine was improved with use of a lumping strategy to the headache history.

Being an economic-civic competent citizen: A technology-based assessment of commercial apprentices in Germany and Switzerland

BackgroundCitizens in modern democratic societies are confronted with complex demands, challenges, and economic problems, and they typically act as consumers, savers, voters, and employees. It is highly desirable for citizens to be able to competently manage these various demands. This ability we call economic-civic competence. Given the lack of empirical findings and adequate instruments on this issue, we analyze the economic-civic competence of commercial apprentices in Germany and Switzerland. In Swiss commercial apprenticeships, the fostering of this competence is explicitly anchored in the curricula of vocational schools. In Germany, the curricula coverage is not as broad as in Switzerland, which leads to an assumption of country differences in civic-economic competence.MethodsA total of 1255 apprentices in the commercial occupations/branches of industrial clerk and logistic clerk were assessed at the end of their second or third training year. Our newly developed, reliable and valid technology-based assessment on economic-civic competence includes issues such as the Euro crisis and public debt.Results and conclusionsAn advantage among the male trainees, which was expected from previous research, was confirmed only among the German logistic clerks. The expected gender effect was not observed among the German industrial clerks or the Swiss clerks. Furthermore, the results confirm the hypothesized higher scores among German trainees with a university entrance degree. In both countries, the industrial clerks scored significantly higher than the logistic clerks did, and the Swiss trainees scored higher than did their German counterparts in a comparable occupation. This difference becomes markedly stronger if only learners without a university entrance degree are considered. One possible explanation for the country difference may be that the promotion of economic-civic competence has a more prominent role in Swiss vocational schools during commercial apprenticeship. Considering the methodological restrictions, the findings should be interpreted primarily as explorative depictions of the characteristics and group differences of economic-civic competence. However, our study can also be seen in the broader context of contemporary interest and challenges in developing technology-based assessment within the field of education. Thus, our study contributes to further research on the characteristics and genesis of economic-civic competences as well as on technology-based assessments.

Effects of medical trainees' weight-loss history on perceptions of patients with obesity.

Medical professionals often express weight-biased attitudes. Prior research suggests that people who overcome a challenge are critical of individuals who struggle to overcome the same challenge. Thus, medical trainees who have successfully achieved and maintained weight loss may express greater weight bias and more critical attitudes toward patients with obesity who fail to overcome these challenges. This study was designed to determine the effects of medical trainees' weight-loss history on weight-biased attitudes and responses to patients with varying weight-loss outcomes. An online survey was completed by 219 medical students and internal medicine residents. Participants' weight-biased attitudes were assessed before they were randomly assigned to read one of three patient vignettes in which the patient lost no weight, lost/regained weight, or lost/maintained weight. Independent measures included trainee gender, trainee weight loss and maintenance, and the three experimental conditions of patient outcomes. Dependent measures included the Anti-Fat Attitudes (AFA) Questionnaire's Willpower and Dislike subscales, ratings (on a scale of 1-7) of compassion, frustration, and blame toward the patients presented in the vignettes, and perceptions of the physician-patient alliance. All analyses controlled for trainee body mass index. Among trainees, 67.1% reported having successfully lost weight. Of those who had lost weight, 79.5% reported maintaining their weight loss. Trainees who had successfully lost/maintained weight expressed less compassion toward patients across vignettes (5.4 ± 1.2 versus 5.9 ± 1.2; p<0.05), and more blame toward the patient who lost/regained weight than did trainees who had lost/regained weight (3.4 ± 1.3 versus 2.3 ± 1.3; p<0.01). Overall, the patient who did not lose weight was viewed most negatively, followed by the patient who lost/regained (all p-values < 0.05). Female (but not male) trainees who had successfully lost weight expressed stronger weight-biased attitudes on the AFA scales than did those who had never lost weight (all p-values < 0.01). Medical trainees' personal success with weight loss and maintenance may negatively affect their perceptions of patients with obesity who struggle with weight management.