Restorative Community Building Practices: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Medical Students, Staff, and Faculty.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Restorative practices (RPs) are part of an emerging field that examines ways to build, strengthen, and manage relationships in organizations and communities, an approach that is gaining traction in the medical field. We describe the design and implementation of a day-long training for RPs focused on community-building at an academic medical institution that can be adapted at institutions interested in establishing a core of practitioners.

Methods

We developed a day-long workshop to teach community-building practices to medical and physician assistant students, residents, staff, and faculty. The workshop included lectures, interactive activities, and group discussions. Participants completed pre- and postworkshop surveys and a 3-month follow-up survey to assess t

SUBMITTER: Klasson CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454668 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature