March 26, 2025 • 81 mins

Dietician and doctor-in-training Fernand Vedrenne joins us from Mexico City to discuss fatphobia in healthcare and other ableist and sexist barriers to patient care


He discusses his experience navigating med school with ADHD, and shares his approach to dignified patient care and communication.


This episode is especially enlightening as Fernand is a person living with disability while advocating for patients with disabilities, with one foot in both worlds.

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