Amandev Aulakh: leading by example to effect change

Dr Amandev Aulakh espouses love of community and representation. Already an accomplished sports medicine physician who has travelled the world, she will never forget her roots and the importance of diversity and inclusion in sport and exercise medicine. Amandev describes herself as South Asian and is proud to represent the Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) community and has consciously, in addition to her sport medicine practice, continued to work in family practice to maintain that community connection. Amandev’s path into medicine was not a sure thing. Her parents emigrated to Canada from India in the late 1970s. Hardworking and creative, they quickly found work to start building their foundations and life in Canada—her father as an airport limousine driver and her mother in a local factory. Amandev, one of four girls in her family, learnt early the value of personal sacrifice in building the dream of a bright...
Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: BJSM Service spotlight Source Type: research