Climate change curriculum infusion project: An educational initiative at one U.S. medical school

Background: Climate change is considered the greatest threat and opportunity to health of the 21st century and medical schools are seeking effective ways to teach relevant climate change competencies in an already crowded medical curriculum. Objective: Describe the Climate Change Curriculum Infusion...

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Autores principales:	Sophie Karwoska Kligler, Lindsay Clark, Christian Cayon, Nina Prescott, Jill K Gregory, Perry E Sheffield
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Climate change Undergraduate medical education Curriculum Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a6e50652782a4b7aa51deac017f30fc12021-11-18T04:54:09ZClimate change curriculum infusion project: An educational initiative at one U.S. medical school2667-278210.1016/j.joclim.2021.100065https://doaj.org/article/a6e50652782a4b7aa51deac017f30fc12021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000626https://doaj.org/toc/2667-2782Background: Climate change is considered the greatest threat and opportunity to health of the 21st century and medical schools are seeking effective ways to teach relevant climate change competencies in an already crowded medical curriculum. Objective: Describe the Climate Change Curriculum Infusion Project (CCCIP) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and summarize results of two phases of evaluation assessing student perceptions and visibility of the CCCIP curriculum three years after its inception. Methods: CCCIP content was mapped to medical and climate and health competencies. Content was designed in conjunction with institutional staff and faculty. Data was collected in two phases (Summer 2018, Fall 2020) utilizing anonymous, online surveys distributed to medical students who had participated in at least one year of the CCCIP curriculum. Results: The CCCIP integrates climate change and health content (30+ slides across 6 courses) with minimal disruption (< 1-hour total content) to the existing preclinical curriculum. The majority of students agreed or strongly agreed that the CCCIP infusion content was appropriate for the class (88%), was effectively organized (82%), gave them a deeper insight into the topic (77%), and helped them to better understand the links between climate change and health (88%). However, a majority of students remembered climate-related content poorly throughout their first (78%) and second year (83%), and 62% felt that climate-related curriculum content at ISMMS did not meet their expectations. Conclusions: CCCIP demonstrates a feasible preliminary approach to integrating climate content into medical preclinical education. Students largely understand the value of climate change material and are open to its inclusion in the preclinical curriculum. However, curricular enhancements are needed to meet project goals in terms of curricular visibility and effectiveness.Sophie Karwoska KliglerLindsay ClarkChristian CayonNina PrescottJill K GregoryPerry E SheffieldElsevierarticleClimate changeUndergraduate medical educationCurriculumPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENThe Journal of Climate Change and Health, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100065- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Climate change Undergraduate medical education Curriculum Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Sophie Karwoska Kligler Lindsay Clark Christian Cayon Nina Prescott Jill K Gregory Perry E Sheffield Climate change curriculum infusion project: An educational initiative at one U.S. medical school
description	Background: Climate change is considered the greatest threat and opportunity to health of the 21st century and medical schools are seeking effective ways to teach relevant climate change competencies in an already crowded medical curriculum. Objective: Describe the Climate Change Curriculum Infusion Project (CCCIP) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and summarize results of two phases of evaluation assessing student perceptions and visibility of the CCCIP curriculum three years after its inception. Methods: CCCIP content was mapped to medical and climate and health competencies. Content was designed in conjunction with institutional staff and faculty. Data was collected in two phases (Summer 2018, Fall 2020) utilizing anonymous, online surveys distributed to medical students who had participated in at least one year of the CCCIP curriculum. Results: The CCCIP integrates climate change and health content (30+ slides across 6 courses) with minimal disruption (< 1-hour total content) to the existing preclinical curriculum. The majority of students agreed or strongly agreed that the CCCIP infusion content was appropriate for the class (88%), was effectively organized (82%), gave them a deeper insight into the topic (77%), and helped them to better understand the links between climate change and health (88%). However, a majority of students remembered climate-related content poorly throughout their first (78%) and second year (83%), and 62% felt that climate-related curriculum content at ISMMS did not meet their expectations. Conclusions: CCCIP demonstrates a feasible preliminary approach to integrating climate content into medical preclinical education. Students largely understand the value of climate change material and are open to its inclusion in the preclinical curriculum. However, curricular enhancements are needed to meet project goals in terms of curricular visibility and effectiveness.
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title	Climate change curriculum infusion project: An educational initiative at one U.S. medical school
title_short	Climate change curriculum infusion project: An educational initiative at one U.S. medical school
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Climate change curriculum infusion project: An educational initiative at one U.S. medical school

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