climate and health

Join us for a free virtual event featuring Texas PSR student board members and chapter leaders presenting original research into mitigating the impacts of climate change, measuring environmental pollution, and assessing the effectiveness of environmental justice tours and community service as a form of medical student education.

Sarah Young, MD on how climate change poses a significant public health threat, with a particular focus on the vulnerabilities of patients with kidney disease.

Kim Carter, MD, MPP and Mary Olson on how climate change and pollution affect reproduction and ways to mitigate these risks and roadmap for the future.

Join Texas PSR to learn about the unique risks of heat on cognition, behavior, and emotional states, and recognize how medical providers can counsel patients to protect themselves during extreme heat events.

In this session, participants will examine case studies on climate change and its effects on children, alongside pediatrician responses over the course of one year in Virginia. Co-sponsored by Texas PSR. CME credit available.

Jack Kelly, a research fellow at PSR, will present on the intersection of AI with other existential risks including climate change, the healthcare field, and nuclear issues. Presented by Texas PSR.