Academic Medicine Open Forum

Tip Tuesday: Roadmap for disability-inclusive health care

Two-thirds of US physicians don't feel they have the training and skills to properly care for patients with disabilities. The Action to Build Clinical Confidence and Culture (ABC3) Coalition, of which the AAMC is a member, has created a roadmap to help clinicians provide the best health care possible to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The "National Roadmap for Disability-Inclusive Healthcare" includes input from people with disabilities, their care partners and caregivers, clinicians, and other health care leaders.

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The roadmap provides clear goals and commonsense actions that groups can take to inspire change among both practicing clinicians and clinicians-in-training. View the roadmap, an intro video and additional resources.

 

Interested in learning more about this topic or supporting learners with disabilities?

Check out our Disability Inclusion sub community and join today: https://communities.aamc.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2a970091-9758-4e1e-9204-01881079c989

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Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA
Associate Professor
Learning Health Sciences
Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Executive Director, Docs With Disabilities Initiative
Host, DocsWithDisabilities Podcast
Website: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org
Email: meeksli@med.umich.edu
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In response to this important discussion, I'm excited to share a new episode of the "Beyond the White Coat" podcast focusing on inclusivity for people with disabilities in the medical field. Tune in to hear guests Allison Kessler, MD, and @Lisa Meeks, PhD, along with AAMC President and CEO @David Skorton, MD, discuss the challenges faced by doctors with disabilities, how society at large continues to play a role in ableism, and small actions that schools and individuals can take that could have big influences on encouraging more people with disability to pursue medicine. 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gHyJMxVBePtvp36Aee9iD 

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Penny Schnarrs she/her
Director of Community Relations and Strategy
Association of American Medical Colleges
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-19-2024 12:06:40 PM
From: Lisa Meeks
Subject: Tip Tuesday: Roadmap for disability-inclusive health care

Tip Tuesday: Roadmap for disability-inclusive health care

Two-thirds of US physicians don't feel they have the training and skills to properly care for patients with disabilities. The Action to Build Clinical Confidence and Culture (ABC3) Coalition, of which the AAMC is a member, has created a roadmap to help clinicians provide the best health care possible to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The "National Roadmap for Disability-Inclusive Healthcare" includes input from people with disabilities, their care partners and caregivers, clinicians, and other health care leaders.

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The roadmap provides clear goals and commonsense actions that groups can take to inspire change among both practicing clinicians and clinicians-in-training. View the roadmap, an intro video and additional resources.

 

Interested in learning more about this topic or supporting learners with disabilities?

Check out our Disability Inclusion sub community and join today: https://communities.aamc.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2a970091-9758-4e1e-9204-01881079c989

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Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA
Associate Professor
Learning Health Sciences
Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Executive Director, Docs With Disabilities Initiative
Host, DocsWithDisabilities Podcast
Website: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org
Email: meeksli@med.umich.edu
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