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Harvard Medical School (HMS) soon will be adding climate change to its curriculum, a decision made by its Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee last month.According to The Crimson, the addition will “examine the impact of climate change on health and health inequality, applications of these impacts to clinical care, and the role of physicians and health institutions in arriving at climate solutions.”HMS Climate and Health Curriculum Theme Director Gaurab Basu and members of the group Students for Environmental Awareness in Medicine led the curriculum change effort.According to his faculty page, Basu is a trained community organizer and “has been recognized nationally for his work in climate change and health equity.” He’s won the HMS Equity, Social Justice and Advocacy faculty award and has served on the HMS’s Task Force to Address Racism.The Harvard School of Public Health’s Caleb Dresser said students and faculty “have been pushing” to add a climate change component into the HMS studies for some time. ...
