Arnab K Ghosh, Alexander Azan, Gaurab Basu, Joanna Bernstein, Elizabeth Gillespie, Lesley B Gordon, Sudarshan Krishnamurthy, Darlene LeFrancois, Erin N Marcus, Mehul Tejani, Theresa Townley, Eva Rimler, Heather Whelan
Building expertise in climate and planetary health among healthcare professionals cannot come with greater urgency as the threats from climate change become increasingly apparent. Current and future healthcare professionals-particularly internists-will increasingly need to understand the interconnectedness of natural systems and human health to better serve their patients longitudinally. Despite this, few national medical societies and accreditation bodies espouse frameworks for climate change and planetary health-related education at the undergraduate (UME), graduate (GME), and continuing (CME) medical education level...
February 29, 2024: Journal of General Internal Medicine