Tag: environmental policy

Birju Rao Birju Rao (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine


Birju is currently a Class of 2017 medical student at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. With a background in economics, he is particularly interested in the impact of internal organization in improving clinical outcomes and community health.




A Call to Physicians for Environmental Awareness

We have made it to an era when even fast food restaurants stock biodegradable straws. Corn-derived utensils have been released from the confines of the Whole Foods salad bar and have made their way into a wider range of restaurants and delis. There are pockets in this nation where composting is a city-maintained public service, where green bins enlist each and every home in the neighborhood to move one step closer to a greener lifestyle and to leave a lighter footprint on this earth. But the medical community — perhaps the one institution that has the most potential for enacting change — is lagging in the area of environmental consciousness.

Zoe Feld Zoe Feld (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer

Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine


Zoe Feld is a Class of 2018 medical student at Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. She holds a BA in Neuroscience and Behavior from Barnard College. Her hobbies include practicing yoga, traveling, and having candlelit conversations about the meaning of beauty and life amidst friends, sheepskin rugs, and music.