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September 10, 2025The AMA Journal of EthicOpen Access

Why Should Extinction Medicine Be a Specialty?

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DKDevin M KellisUniversity of South Carolina

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Implication

Commentary advocates extinction medicine to reduce extinction risk in humans, highlighting necessary competencies and launch strategies.

Key Points

  • Extinction medicine could effectively reduce humanity's extinction risk through targeted interventions.
  • The proposal emphasizes the need for specific competencies for clinicians in extinction medicine, aligning with health policies and climate change strategies.
  • Recent literature advocates for a specialty that integrates disaster prevention and health policy to tackle extinction risk.
  • Establishing extinction medicine might involve collaborations among health professionals, policymakers, and researchers focused on climate and species conservation.

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Devin M Kellis (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d64795688https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2025.571
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