Concept and implementation of the longitudinal mosaic curriculum planetary health at the Faculty of Medicine in Würzburg, Germany.

Background Of The Project: Stakeholders in healthcare and science increasingly demand the rapid integration of teaching content on planetary health (PIH) into the curricula of all the healthcare professions. In medical education, such topics are currently only covered inadequately and are mostly limited to elective courses.

Why Was The Project Initiated?: In order to reach all medical students in the sense of a learning spiral and promote an interdisciplinary understanding of planetary health, a longitudinal mosaic curriculum is being developed that introduces aspects of planetary health throughout the entire course of study.

Initiatives promoting planetary health education in Germany: An overview.

Planetary health education focuses on the climate and ecological crises and their adverse health effects. Given the acceleration of these crises, nationwide integration of planetary health education into undergraduate and graduate education, postgraduate training and continuing education for all health professionals has repeatedly been called for. Since 2019, planetary health education has been promoted by several national initiatives in Germany that are summarized in this commentary: 1.