Liberation Medicine
A longitudinal, resident led curriculum exploring and understanding the forces that shape healthcare in our communities, by integrating social science literature and centering non-physician voices.
Unique goals of the curriculum:
Understanding the history of the South Bronx, its people, and engaging with those who are working to liberate their communities
Practicing Critical reflection to understand how we ourselves, our institution and profession perpetuate oppression to better understand what liberation could look like
Developing a critical analysis of the currents underlying disparities grounded in the social sciences
Highlighting the work of community members who are doing liberatory work
Defining what a liberated health system would look like and applying these ideals to our clinic
Encouraging residents to work actively with community members and practice listening and facilitation skills
