Ni-Ka Ford, CMI, Founder of Enlight Visuals
Advancing Health and Perception through Inclusive Medical Illustration
In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the importance of diversity and inclusion in medical illustration. Diverse representation within the field and in the work of medical illustration has numerous positive effects on patient health and public perceptions. How can we foster greater inclusivity in our practice and drive change within our spheres of influence? Ni-ka will share her process for creating diverse and inclusive medical illustrations. As the former Chair of the Association of Medical Illustrators Diversity Committee, she will also discuss the influence and impact of intentional DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) work rooted in anti-oppressive practice on an organization.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Register to attend webinar through this link: https://uoft.me/bmc-speaker-2024-ford. Once registered, a Zoom link will be sent to your email address.
2024 BMC speaker series program. https://bmc.med.utoronto.ca/news-events/2024/02/01/bmc-speakers-2024
Ni-ka Ford is a Board-Certified Medical Illustrator based in Atlanta Georgia. She is the founder of Enlight Visuals, a scientific and medical visualization studio. She creates didactic illustrations and 3D visualizations for scientific research, journal publications, medical education, and patient educational materials. She received a MS degree in biomedical visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a BFA in studio art from Georgia Southern University. Ni-ka’s goals include improving health literacy through visual communication and contributing to the growing need for inclusive and diverse representation within medical and healthcare literature. As a professional member of the Association of Medical Illustrators, she has served as Chair of the Diversity Committee (2021-2023) and was inducted as a Fellow of the AMI in 2023.
Web site: https://enlightvisuals.com
Instagram: @enlight_visuals
Twitter: @enlight_visuals
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ni-kaford/