#49 Overcoming The Odds with Alexandra Adams
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast
Dr Rupy Aujla
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2020
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Summary
On the podcast today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Alexandra Adams, who quite simply really is one of the most amazing and special people that I have ever met.
I can guarantee that you will not fail to be inspired, amazed and in awe by this young lady - she is incredible and is certainly making waves in the field of medicine with her approach and dedication and I'm sure you're going to hear a lot more about Alexandra in the coming months and years.
Alexandra is a 4th year medical student at Cardiff University, and is the UK’s first deaf-blind person training to become a doctor - that in itself is almost beyond comprehension isn't it!
But there is more - an ex-GB athlete in both swimming and alpine skiing, a published poet and a TED talker(TEDxNHS). Alexandra is also a lifelong patient of the NHS, having been in hospital for 1.5 years as a teenager, and having had 17 admissions to Intensive Care since the start of medical school,
However Alexandra is also a victim - she shares with us her experiences of discrimination whilst being a patient and as a medical student but yet, still takes time to push for better equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace - incredible isn't it!
Do take some time to listen to this podcast in it's entirety - you are going to love this one!
And you absolutely must check out Alexandra's incredible ted talk by clicking on this link here and do have a look at the amazing organisation and project that she runs called 'Faces of the NHS' by clicking on this link here - which hopes to remove stereotypes in the NHS.
All other social media links are noted below here.
Make sure you check out the recipe I made for Alexandra too on The Doctor's Kitchen YouTube Channel
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Social Media Links:
Instagram and Faces of The NHS Instagram
Twitter and Faces of The NHS Twitter
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is sponsored by JD Williams, |
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| 0:05.8 | Getting older is in many ways a blessing. |
| 0:08.6 | My society might like to portray getting older |
| 0:11.0 | as the autumn of life. |
| 0:12.7 | I've actually found it to be highly gratifying |
| 0:14.6 | and we've actually discussed the many benefits |
| 0:17.1 | of age and the misconceptions of aging |
| 0:19.8 | with neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists on the podcast, |
| 0:23.8 | where we talked about how happiness can actually |
| 0:26.0 | improve with age as well as our decision making. |
| 0:29.4 | As I've aged, I've learnt from my experiences, |
| 0:31.3 | including the setbacks and the confidence |
| 0:34.2 | that comes with knowing myself on a deeper level |
| 0:36.9 | to grow in all areas of my life, |
| 0:39.2 | from my relationships to building this podcast |
| 0:41.9 | and community with you guys. |
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