Ashna Shome is a pediatrics resident physician training in the Bronx. She is deeply committed to advancing child health and advocating for vulnerable patient populations through both clinical care and systems change.
Dr. Shome is active in union organizing with the Committee of Interns and Residents SEIU, working to strengthen resident physician advocacy and improve working conditions in academic medicine. Her interests also include disability justice and health equity, with a focus on ensuring that children and families receive compassionate, accessible, and structurally informed care.
She has contributed writing and commentary on health care and advocacy, with published pieces available through KevinMD.
I am a disabled doctor. Being in residency, where many of my peers are young and able-bodied, I entered medicine with extensive experience on the other side of the examination table. I also entered medicine wanting to emulate the best of the care I received, and minimize the worst.
Over time, I have met more and more doctors like me who struggle with temporary or permanent disability. I see how systems …
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