Scoping Review of Restorative Justice in Academics and Medicine: A Powerful Tool for Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion

My work is a reflection of a core value in social justice and a passion to increase health equity. Most of my academic career has been as an educator, serving as a family medicine residency director for 10 years prior to joining Duke. Having started my career in Massachusetts, where universal coverage started in 2007, I have had a focus in primary care transformation and value based care, with special attention to doing so in residency clinics. I’m eager to use my position as Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health to coordinate efforts across its five divisions and growing research group to build “learning systems” that adopt continuous improvement culture in all that we do.

Research interests: health equity, team based care, primary care transformation, leadership and improvement science and group based opioid treatment.

Dr. Brown's work focuses on career development for faculty. In her Vice Dean role, she spearheads the creation of innovative resources to support faculty success, including seminars, and workshops. She oversees the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Office, the Mentor Training Program, a program for mentoring faculty under-represented in medicine, and the School of Medicine Executive Coaching Program.  she is the PI for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists. She established the Professionalism Initiative, an ongoing initiative designed to support faculty professionalism and conflict management. See http://medschool.duke.edu/faculty/office-faculty-development. Her clinical interests include polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), insulin resistance, and the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes.