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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Research & Resource Rounds' new Episode 22 explores how to support disabled medical students through the UME-to-GME transition. Learn practical strategies for mentors, DRPs, and programs! 👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep22 #Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities @acadmedjournal.bsky.social

Blue-gray, deep blue square infographic with gold accenting. Episode 22 is written in the top right. Collection IV is written in gold in the top left, followed by "Policies Towards Disability Inclusivity in the Health Sciences" in white. The blue-gray panel in the center reads: "Preparing to Thrive: Supporting Learners With Disabilities Through the Undergraduate-to-Graduate Medical Education Transition." Under this is written: "Sheets, Fausone, Messman, Ortega, Ramsay, Creasman, and Charnsangavej. Academic Medicine (2025)." A deep blue strip features white text reading "Co-host: Zoey Martin-Lockhart." At the bottom are logos for Advancing Health Equity among Adults with Disabilities from Diverse Communities, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, and the DocsWithDisabilities Podcast Research and Resource Rounds.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Looking for resources to jump-start your Anti-Ableist Medical Education? Ep 21 of our Research & Resource Rounds podcast shares tools and creative solutions from a @hastingscenter.bsky.social brief on the topic. 👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep21 #Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Research & Resource Rounds New Episode 21 explores the @AmerMedicalAssn's 2024-25 Strategic Plan to Advance Health Equity. Learn about their Theory Of Change and celebrate their progress thus far! 👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep21 #Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

New @acadmedjournal.bsky.social theme: 🌸Barriers to Entry and Transition🌸 💡Explores challenges disabled learners face in admissions + transitions through #MedEd, and solutions to support success. 🔗 bit.ly/AM_DisabilitySupplement #DisabilityInclusion #UME #GME #DocsWithDisabilities

Graphic promoting the Disability Inclusion in Undergraduate Medical Education supplement from Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The left side shows the pink Academic Medicine cover featuring flowers in a vase and a hallway scene with a medical student using a mobility aid. The right side has a pink banner reading “Barriers to Entry and Transition.” Below it, a quote reads: “Implementing our recommendations across each phase of the UME-to-GME transition can help ensure a disabled learner has the support and resources they need, ease the challenges of this process and, ultimately, prepare a learner to not only survive the transition—but to thrive.” – Sheets et al. (2025). The background includes an illustration of a medical trainee in scrubs entering a doorway.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

We’re diving into the @acadmedjournal.bsky.social paper, 👉 “Standardized Language for Clinical Accommodations in U.S. Undergraduate Medical Training.” A groundbreaking study + a powerful conversation on equity in medical education. 🩺✨ 🧵(1/4)

romotional graphic for Docs With Disabilities Podcast, Episode 122. The left half of the image has a pink background with the Academic Medicine and AAMC logos. Below is a screenshot of an article titled “Standardized Language for Clinical Accommodations in U.S. Undergraduate Medical Training: Results From a National Modified Delphi Consensus Study” by Dhanani, Rastogi, Sullivan, Betchkal, Poullos, and Meeks, published in Academic Medicine on June 30, 2025. A short link appears in large white text: “https://bit.ly/ClinicalAccommodations_AcadMed.”
The right half of the image has a blue header labeled “#DocsWithDisabilities Episode 122.” Below are headshots of two authors: Dr. Matthew Sullivan (smiling, wearing a blue shirt and pink tie, with greenery in the background) and Dr. Suchita Rastogi (smiling, wearing glasses and a blue collared shirt). Between them is a small image of the published article.
Text beneath the photos reads:
“Standardized Language for Clinical Accommodations in U.S. Undergraduate Medical Training: Results From a National Modified Delphi Consensus Study.”
Matthew Sullivan, PhD – Assistant Director, Disability Services, Washington University St. Louis.
Suchita Rastogi, PhD – CEO (DM3P), MPH Student, University of Illinois Chicago/DM3P.

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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 16/10/2025

In this study of US medical students, Asian, Black, and Hispanic female medical students with disability were more likely to report general and race-based discrimination, whereas White and Asian female MSWD were more likely to report gender-based discrimination. ja.ma/477t68c

JAMA Network article titled "Discrimination Experiences Among Medical Students" by Mytien Nguyen, Shruthi Venkataraman, and Gabriel Abrams. Published online October 16, 2025.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🕯️ A Call for Mental Health Reform in Medical Education In JAMA Internal Medicine, Jennifer & John Ruddell share the story of their son, Jack Ruddell, MD—a brilliant med student who died by suicide months before graduation. 📖 Read: bit.ly/Breaking_the...

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Research & Resource Rounds Episode 20 follow's Dr. Michael Quon's examination of ableism a plan for Healthcare Workforce Well-Being. @mjquon shows how the wellness initiative miss disabled physicians' needs. 👉https://bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep20 #Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

‪🩺 NEW in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social‬ Medical students uncertain about their disability status face higher burnout risk—with striking differences by race, ethnicity & gender. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/AcadMed_Demo... #MedEd #DisabilityInclusion #Burnout #AcademicMedicine

Blue and white graphic featuring the Academic Medicine journal and AAMC logos at the top. Below, the article title reads: “Demographic Factors and Burnout Outcomes Associated With Disability Status Uncertainty in U.S. Medical Students,” followed by the authors’ names. At the bottom, white text on a dark blue background displays the link: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_DemographicandBurnoutOutcomes.

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Academic Medicine @acadmedjournal.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Promoting #Disability #Inclusion Through an Expanded Conceptual Framework of the Learning Environment: journals.lww.com/academicmedi.... #MedEd #MedSky

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Academic Medicine @acadmedjournal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Centering a Justice-Based Approach to #Disability #Inclusion in #MedEd: journals.lww.com/academicmedi.... #MedSky

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New in the Journal of Professional Nursing! This guest editorial calls for: 📊 National disability data 🤝 Association-led leadership 🧩 Structural reform in nursing education Read the roadmap for systemic change: 🔗 bit.ly/DisabilityIn...

Screenshot of a guest editorial titled “Advancing disability inclusion in nursing education” in the Journal of Professional Nursing, authored by Jamal-Eddine, Carichner, Morrow, Cameron, Patrick, Aul, Jackson, and Meeks, with a link: bit.ly/DisabilityInclusion_ProfessionalNursing.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

📢 New in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM): MSWD were 3x more likely to take a leave of absence during #MedEd. Multiply marginalized students (non-White, low-income MSWD)? 7x more likely. Structural change is overdue. 📖 Read: bit.ly/JGIM_Disabil...

Screenshot of a research article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine titled “Intersectionality of Disability Status, Family Income, Race, and Ethnicity with Taking a Leave of Absence During Medical School.” The article is a Concise Research Report published on July 25, 2025. Authors listed are Mytien Nguyen MS, Suchita Rastogi PhD, Karina Pereira–Lima PhD, MSc, Amy Addams BA, Christopher J. Moreland MD, Dowin B. Boatright MD, and Lisa M. Meeks PhD. At the bottom of the image is a short link to the article: https://bit.ly/JGIM_Disability_LOA.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

📢 New study in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social Nearly 1 in 2 med students with disabilities are diagnosed after starting school. Delays—especially for first-gen and Black students—limit early accommodations and impact access from day one. Read: bit.ly/AcadMed_Timi... #MedEd #FirstGen

Screenshot of an article from Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The article is titled:
"Timing of Disability Diagnosis and Accommodations During Medical School by First-Generation Status, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender."

Authors listed are:
MyTien Nguyen, MS; Charlene K. Green, PsyD; Hyacinth R.C. Mason, PhD, MPH, CHES; Karina Pereira-Lima, PhD, MSc; Zoie C. Sheets, MD, MPH; Samantha L. Schroth, PhD; Lydia Smeltz, MD; Christopher J. Moreland, MD; Rylee Betchkal, MA; Christina Growbowski, MD; Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA, MHS; Michael H. Kim, MD; and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA.

The DOI is 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006147, and the publication date is June 23, 2025.
A large blue banner at the bottom includes the short link to the article: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_TimingofDisabilityDiagnosis.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

☀️ DWDI Summer Newsletter is LIVE! 📘 Highlights: • Forbes Accessibility 100 🎉 • New Nursing Terminology Guide 🩺 • Clinical Accommodations Webinar Series 🎓 • DREAM Rounds on DRP systems & equity 🧠 • 15+ new publications & a stellar DRP cohort Catch up on all the momentum: 🔗 bit.ly/DWDI_Newslet...

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July 13, 2025 A Note from Co-DirectorsSummer is here, and we hope you’re staying cool and soaking up some well-earned summertime joy! Whether you're traveling, resting, or out enjoying the season, we...

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

📣 New from #DocsWithDisabilities! The #AccessInNursing Guide helps DRPs support disabled nursing students by demystifying clinical education language, structure & expectations. 🧠 Learn key terms 🤝 Partner with faculty 📥 Download FREE: bit.ly/AIN_Terminol... #AccessInNursing #DRPs #NursingEducation

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

📣 Medical schools can’t ensure equity without supporting the people who ensure access. Join us Aug 14, 4–5 PM ET for #DREAMRounds on the role of DRPs in #MedEd & what institutions must do next. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/DREAMRounds_... Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🎥 Missed the latest DREAM Research Rounds? Now available: 👩‍⚕️ Lindsay Ma (M4) + 🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Christopher Grondin (@umichmedicine) on transcript accuracy + captions in med school. 📊 Survey + audit data 📺 Recording: bit.ly/DREAM_May_2025 📖 Read: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #DREAMResearchRounds #MedEd

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

New episode! 🎧 Live from @afmc-ca.bsky.social #ICAM2025: Facing Ableism: What’s Our Role in Building Inclusion A powerful panel of disabled clinicians & advocates explore: 🧠 Structural bias 💥 Lived experience ✅ Disability pride in medicine 🔗 bit.ly/DWDIPodcast_... #MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🎥 ICYMI: @docswithdisability.bsky.social March DREAM Research Rounds: Beautiful talk by Dr. Megan EL Brown Title: Rewriting Belonging: Disrupting Ableism in Medical Education Through Poetry youtu.be/iN5S4FdhA1U?... via @YouTube #MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities #Poetry

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

📝 Applications due July 31! Apply now: bit.ly/WWDIM_Applic... Join us in building a supportive, accessible, and empowering community for women with disabilities in medicine. 💙 #WWDIM #DocsWithDisabilities #WomenInMedicine

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

A new episode of Research & Resource Rounds covers the American Medical Association's 2024 Strategic Plan to Advance Health Equity. The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of oppressions, including ableism and racism 👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep19 #Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social “From Policy to Practice” by Green & Volpe. A striking case study shows how gaps in disability policy derail even the most promising trainees. ✅ Clear takeaways for #GME leaders. A #MedEd must read! 🔗https://bit.ly/AcadMed_Policy2Practice #DocsWithDisabilities

Screenshot of a journal article published in Academic Medicine titled "From Policy to Practice: Building the Disability Inclusion Infrastructure in Graduate Medical Education" by Emily Green, MD, MA, and Kelley A. Volpe, MD. The publication date is June 16, 2025, with DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006127. The image includes the Academic Medicine and AAMC logos at the top and a link at the bottom: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_Policy2Practice.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

📢New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social: Triano & Meeks spotlight how DRPs shape #MedEd access through student support, policy reform & cultural change. Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP Read more at link 👇 bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre... #AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities

Screenshot of a journal article from Academic Medicine, titled “Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Medical Education: The Role of Disability Resource Professionals Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Framework” by Sarah E. Triano, MS, NCC, LPC, and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA. Published June 23, 2025, with DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006149. The article appears in the Disability Inclusion in UME Supplement. A shortened URL is displayed at the bottom: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_StrengtheningDisabilityInclusion. The logos of Academic Medicine and AAMC are shown at the top.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Our new paper calls for national disability data, association-led benchmarking, and collective leadership to dismantle ableism in nursing education. 📖 Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.pr... #NursingEducation #DisabilityJustice #HealthEquity #AccessInNursing

Screenshot of the Journal of Professional Nursing showing a publication titled "Advancing disability inclusion in nursing education: A call for national data collection and collective leadership." Authors listed include Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine, Tess Carichner, Linda Morrow, Vanessa Cameron, Joy Patrick, Karen Aul, Brandy Jackson, and Lisa M. Meeks. The article is noted as available online as of May 28, 2025. At the bottom, there is a blue banner with the link: https://bit.ly/Advancing_disability_inclusion.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🎉 We’re honored! @docswithdisability.bsky.social named to the inaugural @Forbes Accessibility 100 List—🌍👏 “This is for every disabled learner & clinician whose resilience fuels our work.” – Dr. Justin Bullock 📰 bit.ly/Forbes_Educa... #ForbesAccessibility100 #DocsWithDisabilities

Image of Dr. Justin Bullock smiling and standing in a gray jacket with a quote on a dark blue background. The quote reads:
“Recognition from Forbes not only affirms the power of our mission but underscores the urgent need for accessibility in medical education and beyond. We dedicate this honor to every disabled learner and clinician whose resilience fuels our work.” – Dr. Justin Bullock, co-director, DWDI.
At the bottom are DWDI branding and the hashtags #ForbesAccessibility100, #DisabilityInclusion, #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs, #DocsWithDisabilities.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🔍 New study: URiM med students with disabilities are 🛑 5.9× more likely to take an unintended LOA ⏳ 4.9× more likely to take longer to graduate Systems change is needed! 📖 Read: bit.ly/AM_Compounde... #MedEd #DisabilityInclusion #Intersectionality

Screenshot of an Academic Medicine article titled “Compounded Challenges: The Impact of Race and Disability on Leave of Absence and Time to Graduation During Undergraduate Medical Education.” The list of authors includes William H. Eidtson, Mytien Nguyen, Karina Pereira-Lima, Lisa M. Meeks, and others. The article is part of the “Disability Inclusion in UME Supplement.” At the bottom, there is a link to the article: https://bit.ly/AM_CompoundedChallenges.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

We’re honored that @DocsWithDis has been named to the inaugural #ForbesAccessibility100 list! 💙 This recognition belongs to our entire community—centered on lived experience & driven by the principle: Nothing About Us Without Us. 🔗 bit.ly/Forbes_Educa... #DisabilityInclusion #DocsWithDisabilities

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🎉 Exciting Event Alert! Mentorship is key to success in Allied Health—but it's often lacking for women with disabilities. Join us for the Women with Disabilities in Allied Health (WWDIAH) Panel Register now: bit.ly/DWDI_AlliedH... #MentorshipMatters #DocsWithDisabilities

A promotional flyer for a webinar titled "Women with Disabilities in Allied Health" scheduled for February 26th from 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET. The flyer features headshots of seven panelists, labeled from left to right as: Dr. Lisa Meeks, Dr. Kara Ayers, Joy Macheel, Dr. Kruti Shah, Dr. Erin Andrews, Lori Goldberg, and Dr. Reshawna Chapple. Below the images is a registration link: https://bit.ly/DWDI_AlliedHealth. The flyer is co-branded with logos from Michigan Medicine's Center for Disability Health and Wellness, Docs with Disabilities, and Stanford Medicine's Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Disability inclusion in nursing starts with data! 📊 Our benchmark study in @jama.com Network Open quantifies disability representation & accommodations in US BSN programs—revealing insights that may surprise you. 👉: bit.ly/JAMA_Open_Nu... #NursingEd #NursingEducation

Screenshot of a JAMA Network Open research letter titled "Disability and Accommodation Use in US Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs." The article is categorized under Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Authors include Brandy L. Jackson, Vanessa K. Cameron, Tiffany M. Hodgens, Sabrina A. Jamal-Eddine, Vera Kunte, Kathleen Marsala-Cervasio, Lydia Smeltz, Rylee Betchkal, Tess Carichner, Krista Jones, Linda Morrow, Jaclyn Bandell, Katie Pawloski, Anna Valdez, and Lisa M. Meeks. The introduction highlights the scarcity of data on disability representation and accommodation use in US nursing programs, impacting progress and barrier identification. The image includes a pink background with JAMA Network Open branding and a link: https://bit.ly/JAMA_Open_Nursing.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

📣 Call for Cover Art This piece will be featured on the cover of an Academic Medicine Journal supplement on Disability Inclusion in Medical Education. 🗓️ Publication scheduled to publish October 2025. 🗓️ Deadline January 15th 2025. More information here: bit.ly/CoverArt_AM_...

Yellow background with abstract splash of color and the word ART over it. Call for Cover Art on top and https://bit.ly/CoverArt_AM_DisabilitySupplement on bottom

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

📢 Reminder: Deadline approaching! Submit your case study on accommodation implementation in med ed for the Academic Medicine Journal disability inclusion supplement. 🗓️ Due: Dec 15 🔗 Details: bit.ly/AM_CaseStudies Let’s inspire change together! ✨ #DisabilityInclusion #MedEd

Infographic with the following info: Call for Case StudiesAcademic Medicine Supplementon Disability Inclusion in Medical Education*CASE* STUDYDue Date: December 15th https://bit.ly/ AM_CaseStudies

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