Under her role, Dr. Pannain has introduced obesity medicine education at the University of Chicago by lecturing at the College, the School of Medicine, and the Residency and Fellowship Programs. Dr. Pannain’s mission at her institution is to advocate for patients with excess weight. She aims to help close the gap of obesity medicine knowledge in the training at the University of Chicago and to spread the idea that weight control should become a priority for all physicians, that obesity is a chronic but treatable disease, and that any provider should take charge of addressing this disease at some level by providing specialized obesity care or simply increasing awareness and guiding patients to access appropriate care for their excess weight.