Grace Spence Green sustained a spinal cord injury in 2017 as a 4th year medical student in a freak incident and was left paraplegic. She has since qualified and completed her foundation training as one of the few wheelchair using doctors. Her book, 'To exist as I am', discusses the prevailing popular narratives in relation to being disabled - as either a person deserving of pity and charity, or an inspirational superhero who excels in the face of adversity. She argues with great maturity of the desire to be allowed to simply be herself, to be allowed to enjoy her existence in the same way as the able bodied. She describes the countless obstacles faced by being in a world designed by the able bodied for the able bodied. Grace powerfully articluates her lived experience of epistemic injustice, being stripped of her autonomy in countless everyday encounters, her rich understanding of embodiment and the value of our interdependence whether disabled or able bodied. Particularly powerful is her description of how being cared for physically has enriched her understanding care and human connection and made her a better caregiver in her role as a doctor. .
5.30pm arrival for drinks, nibbles and networking for a 6.30pm start. Finishing approx 7.45pm.
The IME is also holding a Student Conference in London on the day following this event.. Find out more and book HERE