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Table 3 General perception on the relevance of the PH sessions “Did you find these PH sessions relevant? How much so?”

From: Systems approach in planetary health education for medical students: a mixed methods study

Category

Class 1 + 2 n (%)

Class 1 n (%)

Class 2 n (%)

Examples

Relevant or highly relevant

75 (83%)

37 (86%)

38 (80%)

“I consider it of utmost importance for the current moment." and "Yes, I find it very relevant to address such topics because we live with climate change and, therefore, with its consequences in various aspects of our lives, such as health.”

Comments on Knowledge Gain

18

8

10

“(…) "greatly enhancing the potential for academic and human development of the students." and "I was able to see the extent of the impact of planetary health on patients' lives."

Comments on Innovation and Surprise

7

4

3

“The project is very cool and innovative! It's a subject I wouldn't have known about otherwise.", "It plays an important role in introducing us to a medical and citizen approach that hadn't been explored before.”

Praises

5

0

5

“I must commend the thinkers behind this project(…)!", and "It was executed perfectly.”

Comments on Gratitude

3

3

0

“Thank you for the learning opportunity and the experience.”

Slightly or Moderately Relevant

12 (13.3%)

4 (9.3%)

8 (17%)

Justifications: 4 for methodological reasons, 4 without explanation, 2 thinking that the topic isn't very relevant in medicine, 1 for already being familiar with the topic, and 1 for reporting little learning plus methodological critique: "[PH] should only be investigated in patients due to high exposure to factors, without the need to ask much about it.", "(…) I believe that most of these discussions belong to other areas of knowledge" and "Concern for the environment is a much more constant agenda for 21st-century youth than for those born in the twentieth century. In this sense, presenting global health as an important aspect seems more like a recollection of what has already been studied than a new perspective."

Not relevant

3 (3.3%)

0 (0%)

3 (6.3%)

Student justifications related to methodological aspects