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REMINDER: REGISTER BY SATURDAY! 5th Annual National DAC Med Conference with Keynote Speaker Dr. Lisa Meeks

  • 1.  REMINDER: REGISTER BY SATURDAY! 5th Annual National DAC Med Conference with Keynote Speaker Dr. Lisa Meeks

    Posted 10-07-2025 02:45:00 PM
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    Hi all, sending a final reminder to register for this upcoming virtual conference.

    We are thrilled to invite you to the 5th Annual Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine (DAC Med) National Virtual Conference on Saturday, October 18, 2025

    Registration is free of charge and can be completed using this form. This is a virtual conference, and a Zoom link will be provided after the registration form is completed. You can choose to attend the full conference (and we hope you do!) or participate in parts of it.

    Important Conference Information - REGISTER BY OCTOBER 11, 11:59 CST

    • Conference Date: Saturday, October 18th, 2025
    • Check-in time: 9:30 AM CST 
    • Length of conference: 10:00 AM CST - 3:30 PM CST

    This year's conference theme is "Reimagining Clinical Excellence: How Disability Makes Medicine Better." The conference will feature keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Meeks, Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and co-founder of the Docs with Disabilities Initiative. We will also hear from speaker Dr. Rishi Agrawal, a pediatrician and disability advocate at La Rabida Children's Hospital, and experts on the panel "Integrating Disability into Medical Education: From Awareness to Action."

    DAC Med is a trainee-led group dedicated to mitigating ableism in healthcare through education, support, programming, research, networking, and outreach. Founded at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, DAC Med now operates with both Northwestern and national leadership. 

    Again, here is the conference registration link. This conference is virtual and there is no cost to attend. If you have any questions, please email dacmed.national@gmail.com. We look forward to your contributions and to advancing disability advocacy in medicine together!

     

    Sincerely,

    Milina Miulli

    On Behalf of National & NU DAC Med



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    Eli Zimmerman
    Associate Dean for Student Affairs
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
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