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Virtual Events

Virtual Events

DM3P hosts monthly events over Zoom that feature didactic presentations by guest presenters, interactive participation by audience members in small and large groups, and unstructured social time for networking and fellowship. These events are usually held on the third Wednesday evening of the month. Events are open to registered members of DM3P and are free of charge.

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Event Structure and Features

Structured Programming

Each virtual event consists of 90 minutes of structured programming, which is devoted either to an educational session or to moderated networking time.

Educational Sessions

Educational sessions are didactic presentations in which guest lecturers or well-established DM3P community members share knowledge and skills concerning how to thrive in medicine with a disability. Past topics have included disability disclosure, self-advocacy, clinical accommodations, the history of medical ableism, and many others. These sessions are often highly interactive, with opportunities to reflect on presented material in small and large groups or to ask the presenters questions.

Moderated Networking Time

DM3P community leaders facilitate structured opportunities for members to meet new people, share advice, and engage in fellowship. This most often occurs through small group engagement of discussion questions, moderated large group conversations, or both.

Unstructured Social Time

Optional unstructured social time is offered immediately before (30 minutes) and after (60 or more minutes) the structured programming. Conversations are usually unmoderated, although DM3P leadership team members participate alongside community members. This social time is an excellent way to meet other health professionals with disability, troubleshoot problems encountered during medical training or practice with a disability, and identify suitable mentoring partners.

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Eligibility

Virtual events are open to registered members of the DM3P community. To protect the privacy of community members, these events are closed to the public. However, the didactic portions of these events will be made publicly available on YouTube. Attendance at virtual events is optional and is not a requirement for membership in the DM3P community. Members may attend as many or as few events as desired, and partial attendance at most events can be readily accommodated to fit the schedules of busy health professionals.

Acknowledgments

All monthly virtual events are co-hosted and sponsored by the Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity (SMADIE).

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Accessibility

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning is provided at all virtual events and covers the full 90 minutes of structured programming plus 90 minutes of unstructured social time. DM3P can provide other accommodations upon request. Please submit all accommodations requests to info@disabilitymedmentors.org at least 7 days prior to the event you plan to attend.

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