Diploma in Climate Medicine - Community Resilience Certificate
3401 Fairfax Dr
3401 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22226
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 8:00am ET - Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 5:00pm ET
Info
Topic
Climate and Health, Climate Medicine, Environmental Health, Advocacy, Health Policy, Communication, Media Training. The fee for each Certificate is $2,900 (USD) for health professionals.
Credits Offered
This event offers
45.0 CME credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and Climate & Health Program at University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Additional Information
This course builds climate leadership skills for nurses through public health and policy solutions. The 60-hour hybrid program strengthens communication, advocacy, and systems leadership to advance local climate action and environmental justice.
Speakers
Director, Diploma in Climate Medicine
Director Climate & Health Science Policy Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Dr. Bhargavi (Bhar) Chekuri (she/her) is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Colorado, and also faculty at the CU Climate and Health Program where her focus is graduate and continuing medical education. She directs the Climate & Health Science Policy Fellowship and the Diploma in Climate Medicine. Her current areas of interest include the intersection of primary care, community medicine and climate change with a focus on systems medicine and health and gender equity. She has served as a technical contributor to the 5th National Climate Assessment, attended and presented at multiple United Nations Climate Change Conferences and is a fellow at the Payne Institute of Public Policy.
Board Chair, Healthy Climate New Mexico
Emergency Medicine, National Indian Health Service
Gallup, New Mexico
Dr. Charlton is an Emergency Medicine Physician with the Indian Health Service, proudly living and working in Gallup, NM with his wife and two young kids. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado Diploma in Climate Medicine and chairs Healthy Climate New Mexico’s Board of Directors. He is an avid climber who has watched the glaciated mountain environments he loves change rapidly, accompanied by the disturbing effects of growing wildfires throughout the western US. He organizes New Mexican health professionals to learn about and advocate for climate-smart policies that support the health of all citizens.