Show notes
On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Kirsten Patrick speaks with Dr. Shane Neilson, the author of a CMAJ Encounters article entitled, “Professional stigmatizations.” Dr. Neilson is a physician, writer, and academic, who shares his experiences navigating medical school and practice as a neurodiverse physician with bipolar disorder and autism. Dr. Neilson reflects on the challenges he faced during medical school, including a moment when a preceptor told him, "There’s something wrong w...

