Planetary Health Teaching Clinic

Planetary Health Teaching Clinic
12 May 2026 Sunway University, JCSMS Skills Centre Organiser: Sir Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School Education Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences
A semester-long teaching clinic embedding planetary-health case studies into the Year 3 medical curriculum, co-taught with community clinicians.
Issue addressed
Health outcomes shaped by environmental and social determinants.
FMLS / Sunway University's contribution
Expertise, teaching staff time, laboratory access and student volunteers from FMLS.
Outputs
Teaching materials, a dataset and a set of practice guidelines.
Outcomes / influence / impact
Practice changes adopted by partner clinics; follow-up funding secured.

Project details

FMLS / Sunway University role
Organiser
Expert
Participants / key stakeholders
FMLS academic staff, students, clinical partners and community representatives.
External partners
Sunway Medical Centre; Petaling Jaya City Council; My Green Lab.
Beneficiaries
Students, community members and healthcare partners.
Reach
Approximately 400 participants across three organisations.
Web links
Sustainable Development Goals