Kwaku Baryeh

Kwaku W Baryeh, North West London international medical graduate education fellow Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Isleworth, UK kbaryeh{at}doctors.org.uk Oliver emphasises the benefits of having clinicians in leadership and management positions.1 There is evidence that people with expertise in the core business of an organisation in leadership positions create better outcomes than non-experts.23 I agree with Oliver that attacking those who take up these roles is unhelpful, but...

Umika Moorjani, undergraduate clinical teaching fellow 2022-3, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust; GP registrar, Imperial College Healthcare Trust1 2, James Patrick, undergraduate clinical teaching fellow 2022-3, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust; haematology clinical fellow, University College London Hospitals Trust1 3, Kwaku Baryeh, postgraduate clinical teaching fellow 2022-3, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust1 1Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London...

Introduction Where are you from? At first glance, this question seems innocuous, emanating from the curiosity of a patient or colleague. However, when the answer to this question is followed by ‘where are you really from?’ or a variation on that query, it can act as a rejection of a person's sense of self-identity. Regardless of intent, this is a microaggression, specifically a racial one.