A hidden curriculum for environmental topics in medical education: Impact on environmental knowledge and awareness of the students

• Published in: GMS journal for medical education Vol. 40; no. 3; p. Doc27
• Main Authors: Straßer, Patrick, Kühl, Michael, Kühl, Susanne J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Attitude; climate communication; Curriculum; Education, Medical; environmental awareness; environmental communication; environmental knowledge; Humans; medical education; Students, Medical; Students, Nursing; Surveys and Questionnaires; environmental awareness; medical education; climate communication; environmental communication; environmental knowledge

Climate change constitutes a major challenge. The higher education sector plays an important role in regard to climate change and the adaptation to its consequences. Various approaches toward the integration of environmental subject areas to higher education teaching have already been described in o...