Cultivating Epistemic Disobedience in Medical Training Through Alternative Epistemologies, Medical Systems, Humanities, and Poetry
This presentation is released on Monday, January 18, 2027.
Western medical training rarely engages alternative systems of knowing, and this project treats that as a question of whose knowledge counts. A curriculum in development for underserved high school students covers Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Ubuntu, Curanderismo, Indigenous traditions, and the humanities; a two-hour pilot session reached 40 predominantly BIPOC students. A parallel strand proposes seminars, journal clubs, and a possible CME-eligible podcast for medical audiences.
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Krishi Korrapati. Cultivating Epistemic Disobedience in Medical Training Through Alternative Epistemologies, Medical Systems, Humanities, and Poetry. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Accepted for presentation at the 2026–27 National Aequitas Health Conference, Monday, January 18, 2027.
Aequitas Health is a national medical honor society and 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose fellows are selected for community health work serving those in need. It is a 2023 recipient of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund (McNulty Foundation and Aspen Institute). This is one of 21 presentations at the 2026–27 National Conference, which is free, virtual and open to anyone.