Thread by @AlikaMD

Today I was ratified as @CMA_Docs President-Elect, the beginning of three years supporting and leading the national organization that unifies Canadian physicians.

ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/…

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I’m the first Indigenous and Pacific Islander in this position. @CashinMD is the first Indigenous Board member this year.

I’ve been asked many times about what being in this position means in the context of being Indigenous. Recent #CMAagm has consolidated a few thoughts.

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Living #Indigenous means pushing through structural #exclusion and #disempowerment. It gives unique insight into how to #empower the disempowered.

I’ll be making space for you at all the tables I’ll be invited to. If that space doesn’t exist, let’s create it together.

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#Allyship is performative until resources move from one place to another. This isn’t good or bad, it just is.

Performative allyship can be a step towards something deeper, but it remains performative nonetheless.

The time to learn and listen is ending. We need action.

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Change is a team sport. We can’t change structures just from the outside. The status quo persists because we haven’t yet assembled all of the team.

Let’s continue to expand our team of #changemakers.

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I know I’ll be leaning on many of you to achieve some pretty ambitious changes in Canadian healthcare together.

Thanks in advance for your generosity, wisdom and honesty.

We are the change we’ve been waiting for.

#medtwitter #cndhealth #hcldr

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