Teri Miles | Reflections on Gender-Minority Care and Allyship

From competing in the olympic trials to authoring a novel (with a second on the way), Teri Miles really has done it all. On this episode, she is here to share some of the wisdom she has gathered through her experiences. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Teri shares the importance of advocacy, reflections on both positive and negative experiences in healthcare, and how best to be a good ally as a medical student. One of Teri’s goals is “to serve others with joy,” and that is absolutely apparent throughout this episode.Show Notes:Hiding in Plain SightAn excerpt from the preface:"This paper is one way I find gives me some 'self-therapy,' by probing my past to help resurface pain points that have been left dormant, to deal with them and dust them off… to put all things into perspective. Although, like many, there are many elements of my youth and past I would never want to repeat, but also that I would never trade—they make me who I am today.”About the Miles in Front Foundation:“The Miles in Front Foundation will serve the entire LGBTQ+ community in a different way than traditional public agencies focus being placed on LGBTQ+ adults over age 24 who have been shunned or forced into the streets to fend for themselves amidst the indifference, violence and hatred that put them there in the first place. Local agency support typically does not address adults caught in the crossfire of family, employers, religious practices, and home.”Resources:True Colors United Send us Fan Mail