In this new world of online teaching and zoom meetings, what does the new CMF track ‘Health and Justice’ look like? As one of twelve healthcare professionals embarked on the course, I have been tasked with providing a monthly insight into just that.
As a mixture of doctors, nurses, and medical students from across the country, we meet regularly on zoom for discussion and reflection of our goals set every month. This course, and these meetings, are guided by doctors whose careers have led them to work with the vulnerable and marginalised. We are challenged and encouraged to think both educationally and vocationally about aspects of health and justice, using books and online resources.
What is Justice?
This month we have delved into the broad question, ‘What is justice?’ We’ve been set the goal of understanding some secular models of justice as well as how we might envisage our career developing nearer towards the interface of health and justice.
I have been struck by how many verses in the Bible talk of social justice and God’s call for the Christian to act on behalf of ‘the poor and the oppressed’. Personally, I have been challenged to think deeper about where I may have witnessed justice or injustice in the past and how my faith has interacted in these circumstances. I have reflected on the events that led to me joining this track and where I might see myself going. I have been inspired by my colleagues on the course and the variety of ways God has set them on a pathway to serve the marginalised. And most importantly I am excited to see how God speaks to us and through us during this academic year.
Esme is an ‘F3’ Doctor with a keen interest in mental health. She enjoys exploring the countryside and paddleboarding with her dog.