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connections climate environment health well concept planetary health need integrated education health professionals increasingly demanded internationally nationally planetary health education also aim foster transformative action climate protection sustainability recent years innovative teaching formats objective catalogues emerged internationally germany topics yet integrated medical education everywhere since 2021 faculty medicine wrzburg offered elective course first step longitudinal curriculum currently development design content structure results evaluation discussed article used quality assurance well development kind educational interventions elsewhere developed elective course students second tenth semester 30 onsite online facetoface teaching units additional project phase used innovative mix didactic methods online simulations training climatesensitive health counselling interdisciplinary climate communication well local sustainability projects small groups large amount peerteaching quantitative qualitative evaluation done immediately teaching units feedback rounds online evaluation software evasys using closed openended questions exploring learning progress summer semester achievement learning objectives winter semester motivation participate acceptance teaching methods attitudes relevance interest evaluation questionnaire slightly modified winter semester summer winter semester 20212022 total 34 students 17 per semester participated elective course 33 participated written evaluation evaluation summer semester n 17 showed significant increase selfassessed learning gain evaluation winter semester n 16 indicated substantial achievement learning objectives mean 396 5point likert scale participants semesters n 33 regarded peerteaching suitable method mean 42 wellimplemented mean 43 topics considered highly relevant adequately integrated main curriculum high level interest local impacts climate environmental changes local measures climate protection sustainability specific projects small groups may serve examples transformative action promoted education current dynamic development widely demanded integration planetary health education curricula elective course shows possible wellaccepted example combination various innovative didactic methods aiming levels knowledge attitudes skills selfefficacy confidence alike positive evaluation students high interest local sustainability projects show potential future integration main curriculum elective serve inspiration tackle challenge taking steps knowledge action planetary health education elective cannot replace integration relevant aspects planetary health main curriculum serve space piloting future curricular educational interventions offer opportunities developing transformative competencies