How to Speak Up at the Doctor's

This is one of the morning workshop presentations at Trailblazers, Rhode Islands 2026 Annual Statewide Self-Advocacy Conference. In this session, Molly Smith, a community member with lived experience, will be joined by Brown University medical students Madeline Day and Joanne Lee. Molly and her co-presenters will share ideas about how to speak up when you’re at the doctor’s office and other medical settings. You may be the patient, but you’re still the person in charge. Remember, it’s your life!