Planetary health education in undergraduate medical education in Germany: results from structured interviews and an online survey within the national PlanetMedEd Project
Despite a steady rise in teaching activities, mandatory Planetary Health Education remains insufficiently integrated into undergraduate medical education in Germany. Key criteria defining high-quality Planetary Health Education, such as innovative educational approaches, practical skills, and transformative learning, were primarily reflected in electives, that reach only a minority of students. To adequately equip the future healthcare workforce, the current barriers to successfully integrating Planetary Health into medical education must be systematically addressed and overcome.
Authors
- Anne Simmenroth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-1225)
- Jana Jünger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2391-6225)
- Janina Zirkel
- Francesca Grieco
- Eva‐Maria Schwienhorst-Stich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7715-5022)
- Sandra Parisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2029-3659)
- Eva Geck
- Michael Eichinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0064-7640)
- Sarah König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-9881)
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1507515
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.00