In this presentation, Jen Garrett (Mount St. Joseph University) and coach Dan Egloff (Queen City CrossFit) showcase how their program is weaving lifestyle-first care into Physician Assistant (PA) training using the Glassman/MedFix model. They walk through their workshop blueprint—securing buy-in, logistics, and pre/post surveys—then model a hands-on curriculum: whiteboard definitions of fitness and health (work capacity across broad time and modal domains), the sickness-wellness-fitness continuum, and coaching on functional movements, with a heavy emphasis on nutrition (macros, insulin response, and simple quality rules like “eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds…no sugar”). Their key message is scalability and safety for typical clinical populations (older, deconditioned patients), plus the value of community and interprofessional collaboration between clinics and affiliates.

Results from 33 PA students showed marked attitude shifts: many began with limited familiarity and risk concerns, but post-workshop they rated the methodology more effective across physical fitness, chronic disease management, mental well-being, and social connection, with ~95% likely to recommend it to future patients. The session also spotlights real-world implementation—e.g., Hancock Health’s exercise-prescription pathway—and candid barriers (student cost, time constraints for clinicians, and finding like-minded medical partners). Garrett and Egloff plan to repeat and expand the model (and potentially extend to other disciplines), aiming to equip new clinicians with practical, measurable tools to prescribe movement and nutrition as medicine alongside standard care.

A 10-minute summary of the webinar is available here free, for anyone, while the full video is available for Medical Society Members and MetFix affiliates in their dashboard.

https://brokenscience.org/beyond-the-prescription-pad-summary