{"id":642,"date":"2025-09-18T14:54:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/?p=642"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:54:34","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%8d-new-geisel-enrichment-course-explores-the-intersection-of-climate-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/2025\/09\/18\/%f0%9f%8c%8d-new-geisel-enrichment-course-explores-the-intersection-of-climate-health\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf0d New Geisel Enrichment Course Explores the Intersection of Climate &amp; Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"730\">As the realities of climate change increasingly impact patient care and healthcare systems worldwide, the Geisel School of Medicine is proud to offer a timely and innovative enrichment course this fall: <strong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"730\">\"Climate &amp; Health \u2013 Research, Action, and Impact.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"1097\">Led by an interdisciplinary team of faculty sponsors \u2014 <strong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"808\">Dr. Katie Lichter<\/strong> (Radiation Oncology), <strong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"853\">Dr. Sarah Crockett<\/strong> (Emergency Medicine), and <strong data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"906\">Dr. Robert K. McLellan<\/strong> (Occupational &amp; Environmental Medicine) \u2014 this 6-week course aims to prepare future healthcare professionals to understand and respond to the health consequences of our changing environment.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1912\">Course Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"2189\">\n<li data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1958\">\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1958\"><strong data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1926\">Dates:<\/strong> October 7 \u2013 November 18, 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2000\">\n<p data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"2000\"><strong data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1970\">Time:<\/strong> Tuesdays, 4:30\u20135:30\/5:45 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2065\">\n<p data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2065\"><strong data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2014\">Format:<\/strong> Hybrid (Zoom + In-person at DHMC \u2013 location TBD)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2189\">\n<p data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2189\"><strong data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2084\">Eligibility:<\/strong> Open to Geisel M1s\/M2s, MPH students, graduate students from Thayer, TDI, and other Dartmouth programs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2485\">Each week will explore a unique topic \u2014 from disaster response and environmental exposures to sustainable healthcare systems and climate equity. The course will wrap up with an outdoor community reflection session, fostering cross-campus collaboration and personal engagement with the material.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2513\">Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2533\">Participants will:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2966\">\n<li data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2611\">\n<p data-start=\"2536\" data-end=\"2611\">Understand how climate change impacts human health and healthcare systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2701\">\n<p data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2701\">Learn how healthcare contributes to environmental degradation \u2014 and how to address it<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2791\">\n<p data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"2791\">Explore real-world case studies in sustainable design, systems thinking, and advocacy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"2875\">\n<p data-start=\"2794\" data-end=\"2875\">Connect with Dartmouth faculty involved in cutting-edge climate-health research<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"2966\">\n<p data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2966\">Leave with tools and inspiration to integrate sustainability into their future careers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"3281\" data-end=\"3330\">A Step Toward Climate-Resilient Healthcare<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3571\">This course is offered in alignment with the <strong data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3468\">Dartmouth Cancer Center Division of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience<\/strong>, underscoring Dartmouth\u2019s institutional commitment to addressing climate change as a health emergency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3573\" data-end=\"3770\">Whether you're planning a career in oncology, emergency medicine, public health, or systems design, this course offers a valuable foundation for making meaningful, sustainable change in healthcare.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3772\" data-end=\"3775\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"3777\" data-end=\"3932\"><strong data-start=\"3777\" data-end=\"3817\">Interested in enrolling or auditing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3777\" data-end=\"3932\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2025\/09\/Climate_Health_Enrichment_Fall2025.pdf\">Click here to read more about this enrichment course<\/a><br data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3820\" \/>Reach out to student coordinator <strong data-start=\"3853\" data-end=\"3874\">Kali Smolen (MS4)<\/strong> or contact the course sponsors directly for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the realities of climate change increasingly impact patient care and healthcare systems worldwide, the Geisel School of Medicine is proud to offer a timely and innovative enrichment course this fall: &#8220;Climate &amp; Health \u2013 Research, Action, and Impact.&#8221; Led by an interdisciplinary team of faculty sponsors \u2014 Dr. Katie [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/2025\/09\/18\/%f0%9f%8c%8d-new-geisel-enrichment-course-explores-the-intersection-of-climate-health\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","author-323"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/323"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions\/645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/roas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}