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TY @NightShiftMD for sharing this important conversation w? @jkwan_md & @NathanStall. As a fledgling advocate, I want to amplify & expand on some important points re: MD advocacy. Short thread 1/6 https://twitter.com/cbcwhitecoat/status/1355516364774117381
Advocacy as a professional competency is both required & ill-defined. The @Royal_College has an important role in empowering trainees to "flood the freeway". There needs to be more emphasis on healthy policy & how we can influence in #MedEd & beyond. @JillianHortonMD 2/6
@jkwan_md discussed the important issue of online gender-based harassment. There are structures embedded w/in institutions that silence/oppress women & BIPOC who are more likely to be labeled as "unprofessional" if they are vocal w/ concerns. @AmyTanMD @MalindaSmith 3/6
@NathanStall discussed walking the line b/w challenging institutions & being welcome to be part of the solution. This is very important BUT as per previous, women & BIPOC don't get a fair shake. This leads to a lack of representation @ important policy discussions. @choo_ek 4/6
There is an organizational culture (sometimes codified in policy) that prevents vocal advocacy & therefore, important transformational change. @carrie_kollias stated this powerfully in her response to this interview. 5/6
Finally, w/ COVID, advocacy would be far less risky & less req'd if there was a clear commitment to transparency & inclusivity wrt data sharing & decision-making. There are errors of omission/exclusion that seem to happen over & over again despite being "all in this together".6/6
