Planetary Health in CanMEDS 2025

Samantha Green; Nicole Labine; Owen Dan Luo; Joe Vipond; Husein Moloo; Aimee Bouka; Brent Thoma

doi:10.36834/cmej.75438

Authors

Samantha Green University of Toronto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4342-2070
Nicole Labine University of Saskatchewan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8048-070X
Owen Dan Luo McGill University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4222-6265
Joe Vipond University of Calgary https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1475-9814
Husein Moloo University of Ottawa
Aimee Bouka
Brent Thoma University of Saskatchewan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-5786

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.75438

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