Interview with Kim Thompson, September 20, 2019
Project: I Am Diversity: Women Physicians of Color Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Dr. Kim Thompson, a physician in Lexington, Kentucky is interviewed by Reneé Collins for the I Am Diversity: Women Physicians of Color Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Thompson details her early childhood in the Bahamas and her educational career.Dr. Thompson details hardships she faced while in school and how such experiences shaped her into the physician and mother she is today. Additionally, Dr. Thompson talks about three of her sons being diagnosed with autism and how it changed the view of autism that she had during medical school.
Dr. Thompson provides insight about the role diversity plays in the medical field, the challenges faced by underrepresented groups, and the importance of diversity in the medical field.
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Education. Physicians. Medicine. Kentucky. Lexington (Ky.) University of Kentucky Family medicine. Diversity Medical education Women physicians. Families. University of Chicago Medical residents Rush University Disabilities. Hearing disorders. Deafness. Autism spectrum disorders. Autism. The Bahamas Parents--Death Representation. Women--Employment.Interview Rights
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Thompson, Kim Interview by Reneé Collins. 20 Sep. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Thompson, K. (2019, September 20). Interview by R. Collins. I Am Diversity: Women Physicians of Color Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Thompson, Kim, interview by Reneé Collins. September 20, 2019, I Am Diversity: Women Physicians of Color Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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