Neurodiverse Learners
Please join our new virtual peer support group for medical students and residents who identify as neurodivergent (no formal diagnosis required).
Group peer support brings together people who share a lived or living experience and provides a confidential, supportive space where peers can listen without judgment, share insights, and provide hope and encouragement to one another.
The goals of the group are to:
- increase community and connection
- lessen distress
- identify and leverage strengths from participant’s lived and living experiences
Schedule: Weekly meeting on Wednesdays from 12:00 — 12:45 pm starting May 8, 2024
If you would like more information or have questions about this group, please email the physician facilitator, Dr. Alexander Dibrov.
Neurodiverse Medical Learners Peer Support Group Registration Form
Note: Your privacy is important to us. Information submitted in this form will be sent directly to the group facilitator. The information will not be shared or distributed elsewhere.
Dr. Alexander Dibrov (he/him)
Dr. Dibrov graduated from Queen’s University School of Medicine in 2011. After completing the work for a Master of Science in Neuroscience through Queen’s University, he finished a Rural and Remote Family Medicine residency program through the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Dibrov then maintained a small urban practice in Transcona and practiced for three years in northern Manitoba. While Dr. Dibrov maintains a small family medicine practice, his main focus is non-clinical. In addition to working as a scientific and biomedical consultant, he offers private physician support services through ADMC Science and Consulting. In his spare time, Dr. Dibrov enjoys computer gaming and working on hobby technical projects.
Thomas McKie, MACP, CCC (he/him)
Thomas has a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology and has been working in community mental health since 2018. Previous to his role as a therapist at Physicians at Risk. Thomas worked with the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, Klinic Community Health Centre, and in private practice. Thomas utilizes a trauma-informed and person-centred approach to support his clients, and he feels privileged to be able to support Doctors Manitoba members and their families as they navigate challenging experiences in their professional and personal lives. Outside of work, Thomas is a musician and loves anything to do with movies, games, and comics.