Changing Anti-Fatness In Medical School -- Anne McGladdery

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Medical interactions are often deeply traumatic for fat and plus-size people. Anne McGladdery (they/she) is a medical student, fat, and became a squeaky wheel during medical school in order to shift the anti-fat bias prevalent throughout the curriculum. Anne shares about their stressful first couple of years (spoiler: their hair started falling out!), their weight stigma research project, and how they plan to be a different kind of physician for fat people.

Anne McGladdery is a University of British Columbia (UBC) MD candidate 2023 based out of the northern program in Prince George, BC. They came to medicine through a very circuitous route, having a theatre degree and a masters in theatre history from the University of Victoria previously. Having worked as a medical office assistant while completing their graduate degree, Anne saw the many  ...