The OFFICIAL #DocsWithDisabilities Initiative account: Podcast, Hashtag & Programs & Dr. Lisa Meeks DREAM (Disability Research and Education in Academic Medicine) Lab. Focused on Anti-Oppressive #HPE #MedEd #STEM Education .. more
The OFFICIAL #DocsWithDisabilities Initiative account: Podcast, Hashtag & Programs & Dr. Lisa Meeks DREAM (Disability Research and Education in Academic Medicine) Lab. Focused on Anti-Oppressive #HPE #MedEd #STEM Education
Lisa M. Meeks is an American specialist in disabilities in health professions education and faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School. She has co-authored several articles in journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA (journal), and Academic Medicine (journal) and published books on the subject of disability in medical education, helping to inform policy and best practice. She is also creator of the web-based campaign #DocsWithDisabilities and host of the Docs With Disabilities Podcast. She also contributed to the formation of International Council on Disability Inclusion in Medical Education which aim to create shared standards regarding the support of qualified learners with disabilities in the medical profession that will serve as a benchmark for nations where rules on inclusion do not exist. Her work has been featured on NPR, the Washington Post, CNBC, in Slate, cleveland.com, Bloomberg Law, the Chicago Tribune and in The New Physician magazine from the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). .. more
🌸Barriers to Entry and Transition🌸
💡Explores challenges disabled learners face in admissions + transitions through #MedEd, and solutions to support success.
🔗 bit.ly/AM_DisabilitySupplement
#DisabilityInclusion #UME #GME #DocsWithDisabilities
🩵 Communicate more clearly with faculty and learners
🩵 Strengthen collaboration across programs
🩵 Build more inclusive, accountable learning environments 🤝
Drs. Rastogi and Sullivan discuss standardized language for clinical accommodations and how it can advance equity, clarity & inclusion in #MedEd open.spotify.com/episode/4T47...
🌟Standardized Language for Clinical Accommodations in U.S.... : Academic Medicine journals.lww.com/academicmedi...
👉 “Standardized Language for Clinical Accommodations in U.S. Undergraduate Medical Training.”
A groundbreaking study + a powerful conversation on equity in medical education. 🩺✨
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Reposted by Lisa M. Meeks
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In JAMA Internal Medicine, Jennifer & John Ruddell share the story of their son, Jack Ruddell, MD—a brilliant med student who died by suicide months before graduation.
📖 Read: bit.ly/Breaking_the...
👉https://bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep20
#Research_Resource_Rounds
#DocsWithDisabilities
Medical students uncertain about their disability status face higher burnout risk—with striking differences by race, ethnicity & gender.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/AcadMed_Demo...
#MedEd #DisabilityInclusion #Burnout #AcademicMedicine
Reposted by Lisa M. Meeks
Reposted by Lisa M. Meeks
This guest editorial calls for:
📊 National disability data
🤝 Association-led leadership
🧩 Structural reform in nursing education
Read the roadmap for systemic change:
🔗 bit.ly/DisabilityIn...
Multiply marginalized students (non-White, low-income MSWD)? 7x more likely.
Structural change is overdue.
📖 Read: bit.ly/JGIM_Disabil...
Nearly 1 in 2 med students with disabilities are diagnosed after starting school.
Delays—especially for first-gen and Black students—limit early accommodations and impact access from day one.
Read: bit.ly/AcadMed_Timi...
#MedEd #FirstGen
📘 Highlights:
• Forbes Accessibility 100 🎉
• New Nursing Terminology Guide 🩺
• Clinical Accommodations Webinar Series 🎓
• DREAM Rounds on DRP systems & equity 🧠
• 15+ new publications & a stellar DRP cohort
Catch up on all the momentum:
🔗 bit.ly/DWDI_Newslet...
The #AccessInNursing Guide helps DRPs support disabled nursing students by demystifying clinical education language, structure & expectations.
🧠 Learn key terms
🤝 Partner with faculty
📥 Download FREE: bit.ly/AIN_Terminol...
#AccessInNursing #DRPs #NursingEducation
Join us Aug 14, 4–5 PM ET for #DREAMRounds on the role of DRPs in #MedEd & what institutions must do next.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/DREAMRounds_...
Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Now available:
👩⚕️ Lindsay Ma (M4) + 🧑⚕️ Dr. Christopher Grondin (@umichmedicine) on transcript accuracy + captions in med school.
📊 Survey + audit data
📺 Recording: bit.ly/DREAM_May_2025
📖 Read: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#DREAMResearchRounds #MedEd
A powerful panel of disabled clinicians & advocates explore:
🧠 Structural bias
💥 Lived experience
✅ Disability pride in medicine
🔗 bit.ly/DWDIPodcast_...
#MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities
March DREAM Research Rounds:
Beautiful talk by Dr. Megan EL Brown
Title: Rewriting Belonging: Disrupting Ableism in Medical Education Through Poetry
youtu.be/iN5S4FdhA1U?... via
@YouTube
#MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities #Poetry
Apply now: bit.ly/WWDIM_Applic...
Join us in building a supportive, accessible, and empowering community for women with disabilities in medicine. 💙
#WWDIM #DocsWithDisabilities #WomenInMedicine
1 in 4 med students face food insecurity
Disabled, low-income, URiM students? 60%+
This study is a wake-up call for medical education.
�� https://bit.ly/AcadMed_IntersectionofDisabili#MedEd#M#DocsWithDisabilitiesl#FoodInsecuritycurity
The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of oppressions, including ableism and racism
👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep19
#Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities
✅ Clear takeaways for #GME leaders. A #MedEd must read!
🔗https://bit.ly/AcadMed_Policy2Practice
#DocsWithDisabilities
Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP
Read more at link 👇
bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre...
#AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities
📖 Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.pr...
#NursingEducation #DisabilityJustice #HealthEquity #AccessInNursing
@docswithdisability.bsky.social named to the inaugural @Forbes Accessibility 100 List—🌍👏
“This is for every disabled learner & clinician whose resilience fuels our work.” – Dr. Justin Bullock
📰 bit.ly/Forbes_Educa...
#ForbesAccessibility100 #DocsWithDisabilities
🛑 5.9× more likely to take an unintended LOA
⏳ 4.9× more likely to take longer to graduate
Systems change is needed!
📖 Read: bit.ly/AM_Compounde...
#MedEd #DisabilityInclusion #Intersectionality
This recognition belongs to our entire community—centered on lived experience & driven by the principle: Nothing About Us Without Us.
🔗 bit.ly/Forbes_Educa...
#DisabilityInclusion #DocsWithDisabilities