EPISODE · Mar 22, 2023 · 33 MIN
Meet Kajal P.!
from Bowel Moments · host Alicia Barron and Robin Kingham
Send us Fan MailThis week we talk to Kajal Patel! Kajal is a 3rd year medical student originally diagnosed with UC but when she started to develop fistulas, her diagnosis was changed to Crohn's. We spoke to her about advocacy and a group she co-founded on campus for medical students with chronic illness. We talked about how she copies with everything that comes with IBD and school like setting up a 504 plan when you're an adolescent and registering with your college or university's office of disability services (even if you're in remission.) We discussed developing a sense of self/identity when diagnosed with IBD at a formative age and how she used to think she "was" her diagnosis and we talked to her about choosing GI for her career. Links: Read more about Kajal's story- Own Your Crohn's BlogTalking to your professors about IBD- article written by Kajal for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation12 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Going to College With A Disability or Chronic Illness- SelfNavigating College- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation- USALet's get social!!Follow us on Instagram!Follow us on Facebook!Follow us on Twitter!
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Send us Fan Mail This week we talk to Kajal Patel! Kajal is a 3rd year medical student originally diagnosed with UC but when she started to develop fistulas, her diagnosis was changed to Crohn's. We spoke to her about advocacy and a group she co-founded on campus for medical students with chronic illness. We talked about how she copies with everything that comes with IBD and school like setting up a 504 plan when you're an adolescent and registering with your college or university's office of...
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