Restorative Justice Practices as a Foundation for Medical Education Innovation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Restorative justice (RJ) is an ethical lens that places emphasis on a community's connection and proliferative impact of actions, promoting communication and establishing methods for accountability. RJ practices can be applied on a spectrum, including proactive community-building practices, community discussions in response to an event, and restorative conferences addressing specific incidences of harm. This article describes an intervention that utilized RJ community-building practices within a medical education environment and evaluates its acceptability and feasibility.

Approach

During the summer of 2023, RJ interventions were planned, executed and assessed within two programmes involving pre-matriculant medical students, physician-assistant studies students an

SUBMITTER: Klasson CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663732 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature