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Canadian Medical Association Journal
Breaking the mold: embracing neurodiversity in medicine
29 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2024 at 10:00 am.
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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...