Bridging the gap: Global dialogue on environmental disasters and health professions education

Authors

• Kin Ly, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA
• Mark Hernandez, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, USA
• Erica Ausel, Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA
• Catherine Gathu, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Douglas Mckell, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
• Tracey Taylor, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA

Document Type

Article

Department

Family Medicine (East Africa)

Abstract

Global health organizations have sounded the alarm about climate change and its effects on planetary and human health. Health professions programs have been slow to incorporate climate change into their schools’ curricula. This commentary describes a webinar series created by the International Association of Medical Science Educators Webcast Audio Seminar Committee to support faculty to incorporate knowledge gained from the series into their own curricula. While the webinar series seeks to educate faculty from educational institutions globally about climate change, challenges remain regarding how climate change can be integrated into their schools’ curricula and when accrediting organizations will mandate this.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Medical Science Educator

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-026-02841-1

Recommended Citation

Ly, K., Hernandez, M., Ausel, E., Gathu, C., Mckell, D., Taylor, T. (2026). Bridging the gap: Global dialogue on environmental disasters and health professions education. Medical Science Educator.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_fam_med/97