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Are we teaching the health impacts of climate change in a clinically relevant way? A systematic narrative review of biomechanism-focused climate change learning outcomes in medical curricula.

Atul SharmaLillian SmythHolly JianNicole T VargasDevin BowlesArnagretta Hunter
Published in: Medical teacher (2023)
Biomechanism-focused teaching about the health impacts of climate change is relatively rare in published curricula. Of the available sets of LOs, the majority are sourced from Western authors and are focused on a fairly circumscribed set of biomedical topics. There is scope to both broaden and deepen curriculum in this area, and we would recommend the field prioritise collaboration with medical educators from the Global South, where the effects of climate change are already the most acutely felt.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • healthcare
  • human health
  • medical education
  • public health
  • medical students
  • mental health
  • health information
  • type diabetes
  • randomized controlled trial
  • risk assessment
  • weight loss
  • emergency medicine