AoME Insights Embracing Neurodiversity in our Healthcare Educators 29 March 2023 скачать в хорошем качестве

AoME Insights Embracing Neurodiversity in our Healthcare Educators 29 March 2023

Neurodiverse individuals are found in many areas of medicine, as well as in our next generation of doctors in training. Such individuals bring the lived experience and an understanding and empathy to neurodiverse patients. By sharing strengths including focus, attention to detail and pattern recognition; all traits that are valuable in medicine and recognised as such in many other work environments. The medical profession is still working to increase representation for many aspects of diversity within the profession, including race, gender, and socioeconomic circumstances. We should be mindful that the same should be true of diverse minds. The Academy of Medical Educators embraced the opportunity to bring together experts in the field of neurodiversity in medical education to support our educators and learners. Thus, enabling the Academy to support best practice between healthcare practitioners facing current and future challenges. The panel included Dr Sebastian Shaw, Brighton and Sussex Medical School & Research Lead & Projects Co-ordinator Autistic Doctors International; Mary Doherty, Autistic Doctors International (ADI); Dr Rachael Major, Post Registration Programmes Lead at Institute of Health and Social Care Studies, The Guernsey Institute, and Dr Alex Connor Consultant in ADHD support and education and Chair of ADHDadultUK Charity.