Episode 79: The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine OB GYN and Clinical Team
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Interviewees: Cleveland Clinic Group - Craig Nielsen MD (Clinical Leadership), Stacie Jhaveri MD, Diane Young MD (OB-GYN clerkship), Theresa Papich (4th year medical student). Description: This is a story about what happens when everything goes well and when creativity and a can do attitude lead the discussion. Today, we are talking with a team of OB-GYN clerkship, residency and clinical leaders from Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Theresa Papich, a 4th year medical school student who is a wheelchair user. Throughout our...
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Episode 78: Dr. Joanna Bisgrove
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Interviewee: Dr. Joanna Turner Bisgrove Interviewer: Dr. Peter Poullos Description: Today, we are joined by Dr. Joanna Turner Bisgrove. Dr. Bisgrove is a family medicine physician, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, and the inaugural chair for the American Medical Association's Disability Advisory Group. Dr. Bisgrove has been involved in healthcare policy for several years and is a staunch advocate for disability inclusion. In this episode, she shares her story as a person with a disability, discusses her leadership at Rush University and in...
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Episode 77: Dr. Amy Rule
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Interviewee: Amy Rule, MD, MPH, FAAP Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: In this episode we are joined by neonatal and pediatric hospitalist and academic pediatrician Dr. Amy Rule. In this episode, Dr. Rule talks about navigating the academic experience of medical school as a person with disabilities, her experiences in medical school and residency, how her disability impacts her work as a pediatrician and parenting a child with a disability. Resources: Bio: Dr. Amy Rule is a pediatric and neonatal hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory/CHOA and the...
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Episode 76: Bonus Research and Resource Rounds "The Evolution of Disability Language"
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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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Episode 76: Dr. Kara Ayers
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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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Episode 75: Rasheera Dopson, MPH
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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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Episode 74: Dr. Kruti Shah (PharmD)
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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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Episode 73: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
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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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Episode 72: Drs. Uyen Troung and Nalinda Charnsangavej
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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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Episode 71: Dr. Anne Messman
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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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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 Shah, PharmD, is a Clinical Operations Pharmacist at RUSH University Medical Center. She serves as a steering committee member of the Disabilities Employee Resource Group (DERG) at RUSH and as a DEI committee member for the ICHP. Recognizing the significance of intersectionality in healthcare, Dr. Shah has spearheaded health system-wide initiatives aimed at fostering wellness and inclusion. During the pandemic when medical masks became a barrier to lipreading, she advocated for clear masks to improve access to communication for employees, patients and visitors.
Currently serving as a Public Voice Fellow with the OpEd Project, Dr. Shah utilizes her platform to raise awareness and promote disability-affirming care. She has published an article in Newsweek shedding light on the importance of inclusive practices and challenge societal misconceptions surrounding disabilities.
Dr. Shah is a passionate patient advocate and educator advancing the rights and access for individuals with disabilities. Through the Disability Lead fellowship, co-hosting the Docs with Disabilities podcast, and participating in the Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program, she works tirelessly to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
She is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Honors BSc) and the University at Buffalo (PharmD)
Interviewee: Dr. Kruti Shah (PharmD)
Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks
Producer: Nicole Kim
Key words: Hard of hearing, accommodations, BIPOC, Pharmacy, docswithdisabilities, BIPOC, Indian, pharmacistswithdisabilities, empathy, ableism, clear masks, India, captioning, amplified stethescopes.