Junior Resident

As a first-year resident, you are going to be busy and your primary goal should be learning emergency medicine (EM) well. You can begin connecting with faculty mentors in your institution or department and getting to know other medical, public health, or policy professionals in your city who may be excellent partners for projects. Start planning your quality improvement project around a climate-related topic or a four-week elective experience in coming years. These early steps will help set you up for success during a busy time in training.

As you move through your second year, continue to develop your climate and health lens. Need to do a lecture for a conference or write an article? Choose a climate topic that interests you. Look for opportunities to enhance your written and oral communication skills.