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DPhil Candidate | Medical Doctor | Rhodes Scholar | UK Young Academy | Climate Change Activist | Decarbonising Healthcare DPhil Candidate | Medical Doctor | Rhodes Scholar | UK Young Academy | Climate Change Activist | Decarbonising Healthcare

Amy Booth’s Post 2y 🌍Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. 🩺5% of the world's carbon footprint comes from healthcare. Despite this, research shows that only 15.9% of medical schools globally include training on climate change. While a survey of UK medical students found that only 1.8% felt they had been taught about sustainable healthcare - how to practice medicine in a way that does not harm the environment. At the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences - University of Oxford University of Oxford, we noticed this gap in education. We…

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