Janie Maxwell

TL;DR: It is argued that climate change should be integrated into medical education for three reasons: first, to prepare students for clinical practice in a climate-changing world; secondly, to promote public health and eco-health literacy; and finally, to deepen existing learning and strengthen graduate attributes.

TL;DR: Teaching environmental sustainability to health professionals enhances existing learning by updating curricula with the latest evidence of how environmental determinants of health are rapidly changing and enables both educators and students to make an important contribution to safeguarding human health, the environment, and healthcare for future generations.

TL;DR: International collaboration can bring together diverse perspectives and provide critical insights for the inclusion of environmental health into basic education for medical practitioners.

TL;DR: In this article , the medical profession has a responsibility to prepare practitioners and the health system for the escalating challenges of this health crisis, including pollution, mental illness, extreme weather events and resultant migration and conflict.