Meet J, they are a rising 3rd year medical student with an interest in general surgery, who is currently studying for STEP 1. They graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2019 with a Psychology major and Chemistry and Medical Anthropology minors. As a Black queer nonbinary person living with a chronic illness, they view their identities as strengths that fueled their passion for disability advocacy and equitable care for marginalized groups. During their time in medical school, they have chartered an MSDCI branch at UNC School of Medicine, served as a microbiology TA for underrepresented premeds, and as a HIV & STI testing Counselor at their school's free clinic.
Links Mentioned:
MSDCI: https://msdci.org
MSDCI Guide to Accessibility & Accommodations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kne11f47ItHXzQmWBFDA7qfut5hzd-TZ/view
Docs with Disabilities: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org
My Blog Post on Accommodations: https://medpsycmoss.com/blog/disabilities-accommodations-and-accessibility
Take-Aways:
“Doctors don’t all look the same and shouldn’t have the same attributes”
Getting diagnosed with Graves Disease Getting sick with Pericarditis during cardio block and finals
Advice:
- “Take the accommodations if you need them"
- Don't let someone else's perception of them take away the comfort you can have with the accommodations
- “Give yourself grace”
- “Your path to medicine is still so important to future patients"
- “Be kind to your body & mind”
Contact J (they/them) at jocelyn_hunt@med.unc.edu
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Website: https://medpsycmoss.com
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:35 J bio
1:29 Journey to Medicine
2:54 Medical School Journey
3:15 Support System
4:18 Chronic Illness Perspective - Graves Disease
5:00 Coming to turns with Illness
5:23 Gaslighting turned advocacy
7:01 Diversity in Medicine
8:23 MSDCI Chapter
9:16 Mentor
9:37 Choice to Disclose
11:00 Requesting Accommodations
11:55 Getting Sick during Finals
14:01 Advice
15:05 Dealing with Comparison
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