A qualitative study of what motivates, facilitates, and hinders climate-engaged healthcare trainees to advance healthcare sustainability.

Owen Dan Luo, Sumara Stroshein, Yasmeen Razvi, Alanna Jane, Zahra Taboun, Laurence Robert, Omar Taboun, Nicole Simms

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Medical students respond to the call to climate action.The journal of climate change and health
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Owen Dan LuoDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Sumara StrosheinFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Yasmeen RazviFaculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Alanna JaneDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Zahra TabounFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Laurence RobertFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Omar TabounFaculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Nicole SimmsInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Abstract

Introduction: There is a critical need for low-carbon, environmentally-sustainable health systems in the climate crisis. Healthcare trainees can play a vital role in this process, and we have aimed to explore how they can be motivated and supported by faculties of medicine and health systems to pursue this ambition by conducting an exploratory, qualitative descriptive study of Canadian healthcare trainees engaged in healthcare sustainability initiatives. Materials and methods: Transcripts from individual in-depth interviews were analyzed to identify themes related to the actions that healthcare trainees can take to promote sustainable healthcare, as well as the motivators, barriers and facilitators of healthcare trainee engagement in sustainable healthcare. Results: Participants ( Discussion: Healthcare trainees could support healthcare decarbonization efforts if they are adequately supported by their learning environments. The study's findings can guide educational innovations and health systems transformations to motivate and empower healthcare trainees to reduce the climate impact of healthcare throughout their careers.

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Climate changeHealthcare sustainabilityMedical educationNet-zero healthcareQualitative researchQuality improvementTrainee leadership

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PMID41647119

DOI10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100352

PMCPMC12851326

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