Aarun Singh Leekha

Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @MUNmed; Vancouverite living in Newfoundland!

[Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD @AlikaMD]

All racism is a negative experience, but not every negative experience is racism. If DEI training doesn’t help us differentiate between the two, in the real world it falls short of where it can help most. This also applies to sexism, ableism, classism, among many other -isms.

We should have this conversation.

-isms are real. They impact health outcomes, lead to wasted resources and have enormous human costs. But -isms, when happening at low frequencies and low acuity, aren’t always the most important relative priority.

I don’t think we will ever live in a world where @Royal_College will design training that does not lead to competent, knowledgeable, and skilled health professionals that improve and save lives. Integrating DEI into training where we help our future physicians develop skills that humanize the patients they serve is a universally good thing. Agree that we should always reflect on whether what we’re doing is achieving that.

Link to the National Post article suggesting anti-racist doctors would put social justice above medical expertise. Once again, I don’t think that will ever happen.

https://t.co/8txTTqf54t

Updated to include the screenshot.

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

@DrJacobsRad @Royal_College @fordnation We can see you don’t like how it’s phrased in the document, and you would like Med Expert to remain as the integral role. That’s a valid opinion!
So rather than be inflammatory and divisive, make a suggestion about how the EDI proposal should be one of other roles instead.

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

@DrJacobsRad @Royal_College @fordnation This isn’t about choosing EDI over medical expertise and you know it. It’s a focus on supporting and respecting the entirety of human being who is our patient. Medical expert is a given and the Cdn MedEd system does a good job of reinforcing that.

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

Best day of my life! Married my best friend, my soulmate, my Anna! 🥰😍🥰
Thank you @melissaroyle for marrying us, and to you and @markcritch for joining us in celebrations!

[Melissa Royle Critch @melissaroyle]

Married my best friend today!

Married her and the incredible @Aarunious. So honoured to officiate the wedding of two wonderful people, bringing together two families and two cultures in a ceremony exuding love and happy tears! ❤️

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

ICRE Award winner and Speaker @OrthopodReg "Be a voice for those who dont have one." sharing everyone's experience on bullying and harassment and the toxic culture in medicine
#ICRE2019 @ICREConf @Royal_College
#meded #culturechange #respect #Diversity #uncomfortableconversations

[Lizzy Elsey @lizzyelsey]

@colmjmccarthy thanking all the residents he has led with over time. Very humble speech. Also paying tribute to his wonderful wife Katy.

#ICRE2019

[Rob Woods (he/him) @robwoodsuofs]

#icre2019 congrats to @SeyShwetz for the Kristin Sivertz leadership award! Our @USaskEM family is very proud of you!

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

This is why we became friends!
Well... your wife may have insisted 😂🤣
#psychiatry #feelings #emotions #wine

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

Congratulations @colmjmccarthy and @SeyShwetz winners of the Kristin Sivertz Resident Leadership award
It's been a privilege to have served on the board of directors of @ResidentDoctors with you both, and I consider you both my closest of friends! 😃
#ICRE2019 @Royal_College

[Greta McLachlan ✒ @GeeMcLachlan]

Such a great closing plenary from @DrQuinnCapers4

So much work to be done but great to learn about HOW we can make that change.
#ICRE2019
#BlackMenInMedicine

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

😃 #evidencebasedimprovement

[Senator F. Gigi Osler @drgigiosler]

💪🏼❤️ to @MarciaJAnderson who is fierce & passionate & unwavering in her commitment to DEI & reconciliation #ICRE2019 @umanitoba @UM_RadyFHS

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

This has been one of the best conferences I've been at. The highlights were a focus on promoting diversity and leadership in medicine, hearing the solutions, and meeting great mentors!
@ICREConf @Royal_College @ResidentDoctors @CMA_Docs #ICRE2019 #MedEd #DiversityandInclusion

[Chris Watling @ChrisWatling3]

I can’t remember a meeting that so consistently made me sit up, take notice, and shake my head in amazement at the power of the speakers. Quinn Capers’ ends #ICRE2019 with a standing ovation for his amazing talk: diversity in medicine saves lives.

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

“If we are serious about ending health disparities, we need to make the ability to enhance diversity and cultural competency a top priority when ranking candidates for graduate medical education”

Inspirational closing plenary #ICRE2019 by Dr Quinn Capers IV @DrQuinnCapers4

[Michael Arget @mjarg1]

Thanks @DrQuinnCapers4 for providing strong evidence to enhance diversity in #MedEd #ICRE2019

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

Thank you @DrQuinnCapers4 for sharing your problems, experiences and solutions with us on promoting diversity in medicine, because it saves lives
#culturalcompetencies #meded #ICRE2019 #DiversityandInclusion #savinglives @CMA_Docs @ResidentDoctors @Royal_College

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

WTF does it mean to be "diverse already" and to not need more diversity? It means they think diversity is a problem, but it's actually the solution.
@DrQuinnCapers4 #blackmeninmedicine #WomenInMedicine #DiversityandInclusion #MedEd #ICRE2019

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

What are the culprits for lack of diversity in medicine? Getting past the life barriers after highschool and lack of #rolemodels
Its about promoting education and opportunities in those communities, and having role models
#ICRE2019 #DiversityandInclusion #MedEd
@DrQuinnCapers4

[Aarun Singh Leekha @Aarunious]

@DrQuinnCapers4 sharing data that patients of minorities trust, appreciate, and listen to recommendations from physicians from their minorities. More diversity saves more lives.
#ICRE2019 #DiversityandInclusion #trust #care #MedEd