Dr Ari Chuang (he/him) is a non-training Orthopaedic registrar who recently started Pride in Health which is geared towards educating health professionals in all areas of LGBTQI health. He is passionate about initiating conversations, accelerating change and facilitating an inclusive healthcare model for disadvantaged groups like our LGBTQIA+ patients. He recently welcome a son with his wife and this journey has sparked an interest in them to work at ensuring an inclusive parental journey and work at changing the heteronormative language around childbirth.
He is also currently on a sabbatical from the world of medicine, taking the time out to rediscover other passions such as business, social enterprise, and how to continue creating and crafting sustainable influence and change in the world.
In this episode, we discuss Ari's multiple enterprises - including opening physiotherapy clinics, bubble tea shops and founding a charity that led their to win the Commonwealth prize - his journey into medicine and orthopaedics, the racism and sexism he experienced both within medicine and the wider landscape of Aotearoa, and ultimately, his burnout and his journey of recovery now during his sabbatical.
Pride in Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrideInHealth/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrideinHealth1?s=20
NB: at the time of recording, Ari was non-binary with they/she pronouns but has now had gender affirming care as a trans-man doctor. We have changed the description post-publication in alignment with his development.
As always, if you have any feedback or queries, feel free to get in touch at doctornos@pm.me.
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Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud
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As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at doctornos@pm.me.
Audio credit:
Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y
