2026 Reader Survey

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1.Which best describes you?*

Bariatric/metabolic surgeon

Obesity medicine physician

Other physician

Nurse practitioner or PA

Dietitian

Nurse or program coordinator

Psychologist or behavioral health

Researcher or academic

Industry (device, pharma)

Investor

Policy, payer, or society staff

Patient or member of the public

Other

2.What is your career stage?*

Medical student

Resident

Fellow

In practice 0–5 years

In practice 6–15 years

In practice 16+ years

Retired

Not a clinician

3.How did you hear about MBS Digest?

A colleague

ASMBS or another society meeting

IFSO

X (Twitter)

Facebook or Instagram

The podcast

Google search

An email from us about my article

Another newsletter

Other

4.Where do you work or live?

5.What is your age range? (optional)

Under 30

30–39

40–49

50–59

60–69

70+

Prefer not to say

6.How much of each issue do you usually read?

The whole issue

I skim, then read 1–2 articles

Headlines only

I rarely open it

7.Which sections do you value most? Pick up to 3.

Research summaries

Policy news

Market Watch (industry news)

From the Field (meeting reports)

Editorials

Visual abstracts

The cartoon

The podcast

Author spotlights

8.What would make the Digest more useful or interesting? Pick up to 3.

A 60-second summary at the top

A key-takeaway box on each article

CME credit

A resident and fellow corner

Case or quiz of the month

Reader polls with results

Meeting calendar

Jobs board

Journal-club discussion guide

Printable PDF version

9.How do you find the length of each issue?

Too long

About right

Too short

10.On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend MBS Digest to a colleague?

0 — Not at all likely

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 — Extremely likely

11.If you could change one thing about the Digest, what would it be?

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12.Would you be open to a 15-minute call with the editors?

Yes

No

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MBS Digest

The MBS Digest is a product of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Group, LLC.
The MBS Digest is not affiliated or endorsed by any organization or surgical society.