Reimagining Medical Education Through Abolitionist Praxis

Recent discussions of abolition have highlighted its promise in addressing many of the most pressing social inequalities of modern times. Yet, medicine and the medical education system remain ambivalent about the potential of incorporating abolitionist principles and praxis. Here, we draw from our lived experiences within the current US medical education system to 1) expand on existing definitions of abolition medicine, 2) highlight how educational approaches could incorporate abolitionist praxis into training healthcare workers, and 3) call for institutional investments in abolition medicine as both a discipline and practice. This work contributes to ongoing efforts to transform the medical education system and empower medicine to advance health justice.