Being Indigenous in med school Sound Mind: conversations about physician wellness and medical culture

Medical school is tough enough. For Indigenous students, it can also be fraught with racism, and the pressure to share their cultural ‘expertise’ with teachers and classmates.
“A lot of the time, the stereotypes they’ve grown up with, their internal bias, the racism they don’t realize is there, comes to the surface, and it can be very traumatic as an Indigenous student to hear that, to sit through that, to sometimes have the questions directed at you.” - Jayelle Friesen-Enns
On this episode of Sound Mind, Dr. Caroline Gerin-Lajoie speaks to Josha Rafael from McMaster University and Jayelle Friesen-Enns from the University of Manitoba, about the blessings and burdens of being an Indigenous role model, and where they find support. 
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Read more: 
Physician Wellness: A Perspective from Indigenous Physicians | CMA
Physician Wellness: A Perspective from Indigenous Medical Students | CMA
Being a culturally safe physician | CMA