Application requirements 

In addition to completing the Emerging Physician Leader Award application, those who want to be considered for the Sadler Fellowship must:

• Identify an institutional advisor for project support 
• Obtain a letter of support from a medical school dean (or associate/assistant dean) or training program director (or associate/assistant director). The letter of support should be emailed to Dr. Amy Collins at acollins@hcwh.org by Feb. 14, 2023 11:59 p.m. PT.

Applications will be evaluated on the applicant’s project proposal along with the applicant’s leadership potential and the overall quality of the application.

This year we are especially interested in project proposals that align with the need for the health care sector to create climate-smart health care through mitigation (reducing health care’s climate footprint), resilience (creating climate-ready, resilient health facilities and communities) and leadership (mobilizing and leveraging health professionals to advance climate solutions).

Please refer to the Global Road Map for Health Care Decarbonization (see page 10 of the Executive Summary - “Seven High Impact Actions” and “Bridging the Health Care Emissions Gap” opportunities) and Climate resilience for health care and communities: Strategies and case studies for inspiration and ideas.

While we recognize the importance of integrating climate-health education into medical school and training program curricula, this year we are not prioritizing curricular or educational project proposals that are primarily about the health impacts of climate change. We will consider curricular and educational project proposals about climate-smart health care (health sector mitigation and resilience).

Support provided by Health Care Without Harm 

Fellows will:

1. Be assigned a lead adviser from Health Care Without Harm or Practice Greenhealth for project support and mentorship throughout the fellowship year, and will have quarterly calls with the adviser
2. Receive an comprehensive, individualized orientation to Health Care Without Harm, Practice Greenhealth, the Physician Network and the three pillar approach to climate-smart health care and climate resilience through a written orientation document and a virtual presentation by Dr. Collins within the first 4-6 weeks of the fellowship year
3. Get access to the member-only Practice Greenhealth website and Health Care Without Harm’s internal Marketing & Communications Hub
4. Be connected to their facility’s Practice Greenhealth Sustainability Strategy Manager (SSM) if applicable, and have an an orientation call with SSM within the first 4-6 weeks of the fellowship year
5. Be provided with a list of key resources and readings related to climate-smart health care
6. Receive support from Dr. Collins and meet with her throughout the fellowship year as needed for project and other support
7. Be supported by the Health Care Without Harm communications team in writing an article or op-ed for local press or a media site to help raise the visibility for, and amplify messaging around, the need for health care to focus on climate, health, and equity
8. Be alerted to relevant advocacy and educational opportunities, along with relevant new research, publications, resources, initiatives and news

Expected engagement

During the fellowship year the fellows will be expected to:

1. Identify as a 2023-2024 Blair and Georgia Sadler Fellow at Health Care Without Harm by including in title and email signature, on Linkedin, in Powerpoints, in publications  and in bio/CV and to raise visibility of the fellowship
2. Make significant project progress and submit a six-month interim project report and a final report as per the grant terms
3. Have quarterly calls with lead adviser from Health Care Without Harm or Practice Greenhealth
4. Write an article or op-ed for local press or a media site to help raise the visibility for, and amplify messaging around, the need for health care to focus on climate, health, and equity in their communities, with support from the Health Care Without Harm communications team.
5. Present your project and/or provide project updates during Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth team calls depending on the project focus and status
6. Be encouraged to submit an article for publication, depending on available funding, project topic and findings, to journals or media outlets and/or present your work at conferences during the fellowship year including CleanMed

Encouraged engagement

Fellows are encouraged, but not required to: 

1. Subscribe to to relevant Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth newsletters
2. Participate in Health Care Without Harm and Physician Network virtual events (journal club, discussion sessions, grand rounds sessions, webinars) as available
3. Gain an understanding of climate-smart health care and the three-pillar approach to health care engagement: mitigation, resilience and leadership
4. Acquire knowledge of the climate footprint of the health care sector and opportunities to reduce health care’s overall impact
5. Become familiar with the key climate-smart health care resources available through Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm 
6. Encourage physicians and medical students to join the Health Care Without Harm Physician Network with a focus on recruiting physicians and medical students who identify as members of the Global Majority, and  hose from rural and safety net hospitals, and from under-represented facilities, schools and geographical regions

Applications for the 2023 Fellowship are now open. 
Apply by Jan. 23 9 a.m. ET. 
Any questions contact Dr. Amy Collins