Text reading: Some attitudes have not shifted as fast as our technology has. And a photo of Dinesh in a blue suit in his wheelchair on a stage.
Text reading: In 2025, it is encouraging to see the number of doctors with disabilities growing in Australia. After all, with one and six Australians experiencing disability, it’s important for the profession to reflect the community that it serves. Dinesh Palipana. And a photo of Dinesh in blue medical scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck.
Text reading: When I started back as a medical student, then with a spinal cord injury, even I wondered how the patients would see me. This fear was reflected back to me by some supervisors, one who said, "I don't think the patients would take you seriously". Dinesh Palipana. And a photo of Dinesh in a white shirt and a black jacket.
Black text on a blue background: What has been interesting for me, is that over a career that is approaching nearly ten years now, not one patient has made a fuss about the spinal cord injury, at least not to my face. Perhaps the attitudes of our society has surpassed those of our institutions and professions. Dinesh Palipana
"I don't think the patients would take you seriously" - What supervisors told Dr Dinesh Palipana.
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