Tough Cases: Confronting Ableism in Healthcare Ableism permeates the culture of healthcare and medical education, impacting health outcomes for both patients and providers alike. This session will describe common themes of ableism in healthcare settings, confronting how ableism manifests within the dynamics of patient and provider, provider and provider, and instructor and trainee. By the end of the session, participants…
DM3P: Who We Are, Where We've Been, Where We're Going Please join us for an evening of reflection on where the DM3P community stands today. The executive leadership will share information about DM3P’s philosophy, past achievements, current projects, and future plans. Additionally, the community will have an opportunity to provide feedback on DM3P’s initiatives. We are excited to engage in…
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: My journey through life and medicine with a vision impairment Dr. Jarrell will share her experiences living, learning and working with a vision impairment. She will share the strategies and accommodations she utilized throughout her career in medicine. There will be time to discuss strategies for combating ableism and the value of people with disabilities in…
Winter Social Time Meeting Description: It was on Wednesday, December 20 from 5:30–7:00 PM PST, for the monthly virtual Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program Meeting. Based on your feedback, this meeting was structured as an end-of-year social. You, the participants, were able to move freely between multiple breakout rooms, each with its own discussion prompt. We were excited to…
“From personal journey to professional passion: How lived experience, healthcare simulation, and media unite to advocate for inclusivity in medicine” Guest Speaker: Jennifer Arnold, MD, MSc Meeting Description: It was on Wednesday, January 17th from 5:30–7:00 PM PST, for the monthly virtual Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program Meeting. Jennifer shared her personal experience and journey of becoming a neonatologist…
How I disclosed in medicine Stephanie Moss, MD Candidate Meeting Description: It was on Wednesday, February 21st from 5:00–6:30 PM PST, for the monthly virtual Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program Meeting. The speaker discussed her journey to becoming a social media influencer and how she chose to disclose both publicly online and in her applications to residency. This…
NIH updates on disability as a priority population and opportunities for students, trainees and early career professionals with a disability Meeting Description: Drs. Zazove, Kennedy, and Monzack will be interviewed as panelists. They will share their clinical, policy, and research experiences working with the disability population in healthcare. We will learn more about how trainees with disabilities can navigate…
Join us for a social event to welcome our new DM3P members! We would love both new and existing members to attend. Meeting Description: Please join us on Wednesday, March 20th from 5:00–76:30 PM PST, for the monthly virtual Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program Meeting. This meeting is a way to welcome new DM3P members, give us all a chance…
Accommodations Workshop Meeting Description: Please join us on Wednesday, April 17th from 5:00–6:30 PM PDT, for the monthly virtual Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program Meeting. What accommodations are available? How do I articulate my accommodations? For years, members have been asking for a repository of accommodations used in healthcare training and careers. DM3P is applying for a grant to help create just such a resource! And with your…
Resilience in Medicine: Accepting, Acknowledging and Advancing to Your Goals Andrea Lendaris, MD Meeting Description: Dr. Andrea Lendaris was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome IIA in her adolescence, on the backdrop of other emotional and financial adversities. While the Americans with Disabilities Act. was passed a few years earlier, the empowerment of her rights to equal education and employment opportunities…
NIH Opportunities for Trainees and Early Career Professionals with Disabilities Re-screening of an event jointly hosted by DM3P and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center RRTC Meeting Description: During this meeting, we will watch the recording of our previous March 19th meeting, which was jointly organized by DM3P and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC). In the recording,…
Revealing Disability: The Impact of Authenticity in Graduate School, Medical School, Clinical Training and Faculty Searches Ram Rao, MD PhD Meeting Description: During this didactic session, Ram will share his personal journey of navigating medical training and securing a faculty position as an individual with a disability/chronic medical illness. He will discuss the professional and personal challenges he faced…