DocsWithDisabilities
Description: This 'bonus' listen of our Research and Resource Rounds covering the article, “The Evolution of Disability Language: Choosing Terms to Describe Disability” and authored, in part, by Dr. Ayers, is offered here as a bonus episode to Dr. Kara Ayers interview on our main podcast. In this article the authors enumerate a series of models used to conceptualize disability and the terminology associated with each model. They provide in-depth explorations of person-first and identity-first language, recommend avoiding euphemisms, and argue against the language restrictions imposed by...
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Interviewee: Dr. Kara Ayers Interviewer: Peter Poullos, MD Description: In this episode, Dr. Peter Poullos interview Dr. Kara Ayers disability researcher and associate director of the University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Together they discuss advocacy work, interprofessional collaboration, the language we use when describing marginalized communities and how ableism impacts the health outcomes and safety of our patients. Resources: (1) (2) (3) @ThinkEquitable Bio: Dr. Kara Ayers is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at...
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Interviewee: Rasheera Dopson, MPH Interviewer: Peter Poullos, MD Description: Today, we are joined by public health researcher and disability advocate Ms. Rasheera Dopson. In this episode, Ms. Dopson and Dr. Poullos discuss the interactions between disability and chronic illness, how the experience with disability and the healthcare system changes throughout different life stages, and the intersection of race, gender, and disability . Bio: Rasheera Dopson, MPH is a motivational speaker, podcaster, author, D.E.I.A. consultant, and qualitative researcher at the National Center of...
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Description: In this BIPOC II episode, Dr. Lisa Meeks is joined by Dr. Kruti Shah, a Clinical Operations Pharmacist at Rush University Medical Center. Being a woman of color and having a disability of hearing loss, Dr. Shah is a passionate advocate for Disability, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Rush. Dr. Shah and Dr. Meeks discuss how her upbringing shaped her evolving perceptions of her own disability, the ways in which her formative experiences have informed her work advocating for patients, and her hopes to empower future generations of disabled communities. Bio: Kruti Parikh...
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Description: In this episode, Dr. Meeks interviews New York Times best-selling author, pediatrician, and Boston Children’s Pediatric simulation center director, Dr. Jennifer Arnold. Together, they discuss the elevated standards placed on disabled students, the role disabled physicians play in empowering their patients, and the value of disability education in health care. Interviewees: Dr. Jennifer Arnold (personal website: ) Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Producer: Gabe Abrams Key words: medical education, physical disability, accommodations, residency, pediatrics,...
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Description: In this episode, Dr. Meeks, Dr. Troung, and Dr. Charnsangavej discuss the residency accommodation system from multiple perspectives, the importance of team-wide support in GME to ensure access for doctors with disabilities, and the value disabled doctors bring to health care. Interviewees: Dr. Uyen Troung, and Dr. Nalinda Charnsangavej Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Producer: Gabe Abrams Key words: medical education, physical disability, disability research, accommodations, wheelchair, SCI, medical technology, residency, pediatrics, program director, GME, GME...
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Description: In this episode, we are joined by emergency medicine physician, and DIO, Dr. Anne Messman for a conversation about disability disclosure, seeking and receiving accommodations, and creating inclusive and welcoming spaces for trainees. Interviewee: Dr. Anne Messman Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Producer: Sofia Scholzman Key Words: Non-apparent disabilty, GME, Emergency Medicine, Invisible disability, DocsWithDisabilities, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Medical Education, Residents, Residency, DIO, Disability, Bias, DIO, Accommodations. Bio: Dr. Anne Messman is an emergency...
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Description: In this episode Dr. Meeks and Dr. McCulloh, general surgeon and medical technology innovator, discuss the importance of mentorship for disabled healthcare workers, how and when to disclose a disability and the impact of disability representation in medical education. Interviewee: Dr. Christopher McCulloh Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Producers: Gabe Abrams, and Pranati Movva Key words: medical education, physical disability, disability research, accommodations, wheelchair, SCI, medical technology Interviewee Bio: Chris McCulloh, MD, is a board certified critical care...
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Description: Today, we are joined by two guests and namesakes, Drs. Heather Feldner and Heather Evans, both from the University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine . In their conversation with Dr. Pete Poullos, Dr. Evans and Dr. Feldner discuss their arrival to disability studies scholarship at the University of Washington, the curious and impactful forms that their work has taken as products of inter-departmental collaboration, and their visions for a medical education that is more cognizant of and that actively centers the dynamic, lived experiences of those with...
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Description: In this episode, Dr. Poullos is joined by Dr. Michelle Meade, a professor within the University of Michigan Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Family Medicine and a practicing rehabilitation psychologist. Dr. Meade's research focuses on topics such as healthcare disparities, health self-management, and the employment of individuals with physical disabilities. She joins us today to talk about her career journey and some of her recent work. Interviewee: Dr. Michelle Meade Interviewer: Dr. Peter Poullos Producer: Sofia Scholzman Key...
info_outlineIn this episode, Dr. Meeks speaks with Dr. Chris Sterwald, chief psychiatry resident at the University of Texas Southwestern about navigating medical training with a physical disability and creating diverse communities in medicine-- including disability.
Guest: Dr. Christopher Sterwald, Chief Psychiatry Resident, UT Southwestern
Key Words: Physical Disability, Psychiatry