She's a doctor with MS. Why is that a problem?
White Coat, Black Art

She's a doctor with MS. Why is that a problem?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 18, 202626 min

Dr. Erin Norris used to hide her multiple sclerosis to preserve her career as a rheumatologist. She was following an unspoken rule in medicine: either you practice at 100%, or you can’t practice at all. Yet one in five Canadian MDs self-identifies as having a disability. Now, Dr. Norris has rebuilt a career that works for her – all while challenging an ableist medical culture that pushes doctors with disabilities out the door.

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Hello everyone, I'm Maldonado, who is a artist who is a new and more famous artist. I'm a shopkeeper who has a lot of ideas and ideas about how to make a better product for the audience.

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I'm a producer who is a great artist who is a great artist. I'm very happy to be here with you today, because I'm very happy to be here with you, and I'm very happy to be here with you.

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This is a CBC Podcast. six months after the pandemic began. He had returned to middle school and all the grown-ups in his life were returning to their workplaces. Meanwhile, I was still practicing telemedicine from my house.

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