GCCHE 2026-27 Global Medical Survey

Survey - Climate and Health Education and Training in Medical Training Institutions

(2026-2027)
Dear Colleague,

Welcome and thank you for participating in this survey assessing the state of climate and health education within medical school training institutions globally.

Your participation, regardless of the PRESENCE OR ABSENCE of climate and health education at your institution, is invaluable and will contribute to an annual indicator for The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.

Your participation is entirely voluntary, and your responses will be kept confidential and anonymous. The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education will collect and analyze the survey data on a secure platform and anonymize it prior to reporting. No Institution names will be reported.

The survey should take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete. Please note: your responses will not be saved, so please consider previewing the survey prior to filling out this form.

WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THIS SURVEY:
• Faculty members, academics and/or course coordinators who design or teach climate and/or planetary health related content and curriculum.
• Faculty members, academics and/or course coordinators who are familiar with climate and/or planetary health related content currently being taught at the school.
• In the absence of climate and/or planetary health content, any faculty members, academics, or course coordinators from a medical school program are invited to respond.

For questions, please reach out to Danielly Magalhães: dm3952@cumc.columbia.edu

- 2.7 1.1 Are climate and health competencies formally assessed (quizzes, exams, small group work, papers, thesis, etc) for Medical Doctor (MD) degree students?
- 2.7 1.2 Are climate and health competencies formally assessed (quizzes, exams, small group work, papers, thesis, etc) for Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) students?
- 2.7 1.3 Are climate and health competencies formally assessed (quizzes, exams, small group work, papers, thesis, etc) for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students?

For Respondents in the European Union

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3.2 This is the final page of the survey.

After clicking 'Submit,' your responses will be submitted and cannot be edited.
Should be Empty:

Rows	REQUIRED: standalone course	ELECTIVE: standalone course	REQUIRED: part of the core curriculum [guest lectures, seminars, workshops, etc]	ELECTIVE: part of the curriculum [guest lectures, seminars, workshops, etc]	Climate and Health Concentration/ Certificate	N/A
Medical Doctor (MD)
Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Rows	Less than one year	1-5 years	6-10 years	More than 10 years	I don't know	N/A
Medical Doctor (MD)
Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Rows	Increased	Decreased	Unchanged	I don't know	N/A
Medical Doctor (MD)
Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Survey - Climate and Health Education and Training in Medical Training Institutions

Section 1: About Your Institution

Section 2: Climate & Health Curricula

Competency Frameworks and Core Domains Figure 1. Ecological Planetary Health Model

2.6 1.1 For each of the following climate and health competencies, please select the degree to which Medical Doctor (MD) students are trained.

2.6 1.2 For each of the following climate and health competencies, please select the degree to which Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) students are trained.

2.6 1.3 For each of the following climate and health competencies, please select the degree to which Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students are trained.

For Respondents in the European Union