ICCA Student Section

Neha is a third-year medical student at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. She studied Neuroscience and Sociology at Northwestern University and served in AmeriCorps prior to medical school. Neha’s interest in climate advocacy began through her childhood passion for environmental conservation. Upon starting medical school, she saw the need for increased medical education and training on the health effects of the changing climate. At Chicago Medical School, Neha is the Founding Co-Director the school chapter of the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC).

Allison Monie is a third year medical student at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. She studied Molecular & Cellular Biology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked as a research coordinator with an endocrinologist prior to medical school, working primarily on medication trials to treat type 2 diabetes. It was during this time she observed the build up of used needles and other medical waste and the lack of safe, accessible and environmentally-friendly disposal options for patients.  She is interested in the impact of medical waste on the environment, research on more sustainable waste practices and how to improve patient education regarding climate change and health outcomes. Allison is a member of the ICCA Student Section and a Co-Director of the Chicago Medical School's chapter of the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC).

Alan is a third-year medical student at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. He studied Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis prior to attending medical school. He initially became interested in climate change advocacy through his experiences with the impacts of pollution on the local environment during his time as a Boy Scout. He is a member of the ICCA and is interested in climate-centered educational initiatives both within the medical community and the community at large, and is also interested in exploring the impacts of the climate crisis on health outcomes through research.

Ireland is a third year medical student at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. She is interested in OBGYN as a speciality and how the climate crisis affects the pregnant population and future generations as a whole. Ireland has been vegan for eight years and is also passionate about how agriculture contributes to our planetary health. She hopes that ICCA Student Section can serve as a platform for the next generation of physicians to create not only an environmentally conscious medicinal field, but also one that actively works to mitigate climate crisis.