"Planetary Health: Navigating the Anthropocene Crisis" will be held at noon April 22 in the SMC Campus Center, Room 349.
The Anthropocene is characterized by the dominance of humans over our natural world. Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán, MD, MSc, assistant professor of global health at the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies, works to raise awareness of the threats to well-being now and into the future and inspire creative responses.
Guzmán is the director of the Centro Interamericano para la Salud Global (CISG) in Costa Rica and acts as the associate director of the Planetary Health Alliance at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Guzmán began his career as a primary care doctor in a rural area of Costa Rica, where he worked closely with migrant and indigenous populations. His work seeks to redefine the meaning of leadership in global health through innovative educational approaches.
Guzmán follows a framework of equity in health and human rights as guiding principles and firmly believes in progress in health through community empowerment, action/research, and participatory education. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Costa Rica and his MSc in international health at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh and Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Additional studies include social justice at the International Institute for Health and Development in Scotland and social innovation for health from INCAE Business School. He is a fellow of the Central American Healthcare Initiative.
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