Check out the amazing work featured at our 2022 Symposium!
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C4: Creating Climate Competency in our Communities
Frank Satriale, Penn State University College of Medicine
The New York Healthy Homes Collaborative: An innovative model to address environmental determinants of health with Medicaid funds
Vennela Avula, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Oral Presentation:
Carbon Offsets: A Step Toward Climate Friendly Dermatology Conferences
Annika Belzer, Yale School of Medicine
Oral Presentation:
Interview without Harm: Calculating the Carbon Emissions of interview Travel
Lawrence Huang, Brown University
Ohio State University College of Medicine: Making Climate Health Centered Curriculum Change and Teaching Advocacy
Elizabeth Auckley, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Oral Presentation:
Project Green Healthcare: A national community of practice for Canadian medical students leading healthcare sustainability projects
Sumara Stroshein, University of British Columbia
Dermatologic Implications of Arsenic Exposure In Industrializing Western Asian Countries
Alexia Vignau and Ryan Scheinkman, University of British Columbia
In pursuit of clean air
Kelli Kokame, University of Hawaii
Climate Medicine & Nutrition: Engineering Health Solutions For a Changing Climate
Daniel Green & Ryan Scheinkman, University of Miami
Mitigating Wildlife Spillover in the Clinical Setting: How Physicians and Veterinarians Can Help to Prevent Future Disease Outbreaks
Tam Tran, VCU
Can hospitals reduce their food waste and greenhouse gas emissions by serving vegetarian meals? Results from a plate waste study conducted at an academic medical center in CA
Brianna Egan, Loma Linda University
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Attitudes Toward Climate Change and Patient Health Among Primary Care Physicians
Joie Akerson, Frank H. Netter MD SOM at Quinnipiac
Live presentation
Why aren’t we talking about Microplastics?
Roshaneh Ali and Jenna Gage, UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine
Essay Speech + Discussion
Alzheimer’s disease as a neurology clerkship lesson on structural racism and environmental justice
Kelsey Barter, Vanderbilt
Live presentation
The Effects of Air Pollution and Extreme Heat on Maternal and Fetal Health in Colorado
Marlee Akerson, University of Colorado
Live presentation
Medical Students for a Sustainable Future 