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Disability in medical
literature
Below is a list of compiled resources pertaining to students with disabilities, patients with disabilities,disability justice, and disability narratives. These resources are continually updated by MSDCI members.If you would like to add a resource, please contact msdcinational@gmail.com or reach out directly to the MSDCI Director of Advocacy and Education.
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Guides
- MSDCI’s Guide to Student Accommodations in Medical School
- MSDCI’s Guide to Creating a Chapter (on team drive)
Books
- Disability as Diversity: A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions. Editors: Lisa M. Meeks & Leslie Neal-Boylan. Published 2020.
- Equal Access for Students with Disabilities: The Guide for Health Science and Professional Education. Lisa M. Meeks, Neera R. Jain, & Elisa P. Laird. Published 2021.
Multimedia
- Docs with Disabilities Podcast, University of Michigan / Stanford / University of Colorado
- Docs with Disability and Chronic Illness Panel, University of Michigan
- Both Sides of the Stethoscope Podcast
- Confronting the Invisible. Olivia Larner. TedX.
Mentorship Programs
- Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses. Non-profit organization serving Deaf and hard-of-hearing healthcare professionals and students.
- Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities. Online supportive community, provide disability-related resources and tools for healthcare professionals.
- Society for Physicians with Disabilities, Group within the Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities. Online supportive community.
Social Media
Twitter:
- @MSDCINational: Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness
- @Disabled_Docs: Future Docs with Disabilities
- @dac_med: Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine
- @PreMedDisabledS: Pre-Medical Disabled Student Association
- @amphltweets: AMPHL
- @HsmCoalition: Coalition on Disability Access in Health Science Education
- @DocsWith: Docs With Disabilities Initiative
- @bsotstethoscope: Both Sides Of The Stethoscope
Other Advocacy
- AMA Disability Issues Committee
- Disability Consciousness Series: Regular virtual meetings on disability-consciousness led by pediatric physiatrist at Duke. Contact christopher.d.lunsford@duke.edu.
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