Ashley McMullen
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1,095 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2020
last heard May 2023
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And we want to be seen especially by the people who have aspects of power and influence in our lives.
And for better or for worse, doctors embody that privilege and power in society.
So I think it's not just helpful, it's imperative that we learn how to approach the practice of medicine with narrative competence.
I also try to
embrace this practice with longitudinal curriculum.
of trainees who are interested in health equities.
And so what this practice involves is diving deep into literature and stories that currently exist and talking through narratives that speak to identities and or circumstances in medicine that are really hard, hard to empathize with.
It's maybe easier for us to pat ourselves on the back about
dealing with patients who have certain identities that are easy to sympathize with.
children, for example, uh, which I don't treat.
But what about the person who
is marginally housed because they can't keep a job because they've been
dealing with addiction to opioids or the person who's manipulative, the person who has deep delusions around their bodies or doesn't believe in science or vaccines.
What narratives exist there that can help us restructure who deserves empathy and who doesn't?
And I think stories kind of open that space for us to do so.
And so that's what I try to impart on my learners is that stories matter
Across all aspects of medicine, but especially with folks who are traditionally harmed and marginalized.
Yeah.
Well I I can I can say what was helpful for me, especially early on.
You know, ironically I was actually sitting in church when this came to be and this was around the time where I was really deeply struggling with my sexuality.
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