Episode 114: ACGME/DWDI Disability Resource Hub Case Study: Psychological Disability in a Nephrology Fellowship
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Interviewees: Justin Bullock, MD, MPH; Cary Payne, MD Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: In Episode 114, Dr. Lisa Meeks talks with Dr. Justin Bullock (nephrology fellow, University of Washington; living with bipolar disorder) and Dr. Cary Payne (Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship, University of Washington) about navigating fellowship with a psychiatric disability—and how trust, humility, and creative flexibility built a training experience defined by healing and growth. Together, they retrace Justin’s decision to pursue fellowship after a traumatic residency, his choice to...
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Episode 113: ACGME/DWDI Disability Resource Hub Case Study: Learning Disability and ADHD in a Psychiatry Residency
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Interviewees: Emily Green, MD and Kelley Volpe, MD Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: In Episode 113, Dr. Lisa Meeks talks with Dr. Emily Green (child psychiatrist, University of Chicago; recent fellow at UIC) and Dr. Kelley Volpe (training director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at UIC) about navigating fellowship with ADHD and a learning disability—and how openness, advocacy, and leadership support shaped a successful training experience. Together, they trace Emily’s decision-making during the match, the challenges of transitioning from residency to...
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Episode 112: ACGME/DWDI Disability Resource Hub Case Study: A Learner with a Cognitive Disability in a Urology Residency
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Interviewees: Josh Schammel, MD; Brian Inouye, MD; and Becky Stetzer, MD Interviewer: Justin Bullock, MD, MPH Description: In this episode, Dr. Justin Bullock talks with Dr. Josh Schammel (chief urology resident at Albany Medical Center), Dr. Brian Inouye (associate program director of urology at Albany Med), and Dr. Becky Stetzer (assistant dean of competency development, Albany Med) about navigating remediation, cognitive disability support, and institutional change in residency training. Together, they trace Josh’s experience entering urology residency off-cycle, the social and...
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Episode 111: ACGME/DWDI Disability Resource Hub Case Study: Physical Disability in a Neurology Residency
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Interviewees: Tom Pisano, MD PhD and Laura Ashley Stein, MD, MS, Ed. Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: In Episode 111, Dr. Lisa Meeks talks with Dr. Tom Pisano (former Penn neurology resident; now neuro-hospital medicine and neuro-immunology fellow) and Dr. Laura Stein (Adult Neurology Program Director at Penn) about building an accessible neurology residency for a physician who uses a wheelchair—and how trust, planning, and culture made it work. Together, they trace Tom’s match-day disclosure strategy and “find-your-people” approach, an accessibility walk-through...
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Episode 110: ACGME/DWDI Disability Resource Hub Case Study: Physical Disability in a Pediatrics Residency
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Interviewees: Uyen Troung, MD and Nalinda Charnsangavej, MD Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: What does it take to create true accessibility in residency training? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Meeks is joined by Dr. Uyen Truong, Chief Resident at the UT-Austin Dell Medical School Pediatric Residency Program, and Dr. Nalinda Charnsangavej, the program’s Director, for a candid conversation about disability inclusion in graduate medical education. Together, they share the story behind Dr. Truong’s residency journey as a wheelchair user—from early planning and proactive...
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Episode 109: Bilingual DRP Podcast: Apoyando a los estudiantes con discapacidades [Supporting students with disabilities]
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Interviewer: Jasmine Lopez Interviewees: Jennifer Biggers Language: English & Spanish | Bilingual transcript available Description: In this special bilingual episode—the first ever in Spanish on the Docs With Disabilities Podcast—we explore the intersection of disability, culture, and education through the lens of a powerful personal and professional journey. Jasmine Lopez sits down with Jennifer Biggers, M.Ed., a first-generation Latina Disability Resource Professional at the University of California, Riverside. With warmth, vulnerability, and insight, Jennifer shares how her...
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Episode 108: ICAM Panel – Facing Ableism: What’s Our Role in Building Inclusion
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Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Interviewees: · Abbey MacLellan · Zachary Ford · Marihan Farid · RJ Roggeveen · Michael Quon · Lynn Ashdown Description: Episode 108: ICAM Panel – Facing Ableism: What’s Our Role in Building Inclusion 🎙️ Live from the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) Ableism in medicine isn’t always...
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Episode 107: Reflections: Healing, Sharing, and Transforming Medical Education
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Content Warning This episode addresses mental health issues, including research and personal narratives on suicide. Please take care while engaging with it and only proceed if you feel safe doing so. If you, or someone you love, is having thoughts of suicide, please contact 988. Help is available. Interviewer Dr. Lisa Meeks Interviewees John Ruddell Jennifer Ruddell Narrator Dr. Joseph Murray Transcript Keywords Suicide Prevention Medical Education Mental Health Postvention Grief and Healing Wellness in Medicine Advocacy Systemic Reform Burnout Depression Anxiety Disabilities in Medical...
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Episode 106: Responding to Loss: Postvention and Support After a Suicide.
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Content Warning: This content addresses mental health issues, including research and narratives on suicide. Please take care while engaging with it and only proceed if you feel safe doing so. If you, or someone you love, is having thoughts of suicide, please contact 988. Help is available. Interviewer Dr. Lisa Meeks Interviewees John Ruddell Jennifer Ruddell Roja (friend of Jack Ruddell) Dr. David Muller Dr. Christine Moutier Dr. Jessi Gold Narrator Dr. Joseph Murray Keywords: Suicide, Postvention, Prevention, Aftermath, Proactive, Support, Parents, Peers,...
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Episode 105: Repairing the System: How Do We Create Safe Environments?
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Content Warning: This content addresses mental health issues, including research and narratives on suicide. Please take care while engaging with it and only proceed if you feel safe doing so. If you, or someone you love, is having thoughts of suicide, please contact 988. Help is available. Interviewer: Lisa Meeks Interviewees John Ruddell Jennifer Ruddell Roja (friend of Jack Ruddell) Dr. Stuart Slavin Dr. Christine Moutier Dr. Srijan Sen Dr. David Muller Dr. Justin Bullock Dr. Jessi Gold Narrator Dr. Joseph Murray Keywords:...
info_outlineInterviewee: Dr. Pete Poullos
Description: In this special 2 part series, Dr. Neera Jain interviews friend and colleague Dr. Peter Poullos on his experiences as a person with a disability. Dr. Poullos candidly reflects on his journey coming into a disability identity and how learning from a vibrant community of diverse individuals has elevated his thinking about disability justice. He shares insight into the power of community and how transformational it has been in forming the disability resource group at Stanford Medicine. Throughout the interview, Drs Jain and Poullos discuss their shared experiences and their roles as advocates for individuals with disabilities in medicine.
Bio: Dr. Poullos is from Stockton, California. He attended Santa Clara University, then received his M.D. degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, after which he did an Internal Medicine residency at the University of California-San Francisco, finishing in 2002. He stayed at UCSF as a Gastroenterology fellow but, after a spinal cord injury, he decided to retrain in Radiology. He did his Radiology residency at Stanford University, where he also completed a fellowship In Body Imaging in 2009. Dr. Poullos is now faculty in both the departments of Radiology and Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
In 2018, Dr. Poullos founded the Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC), which he serves as Executive Director. In that role, Dr. Poullos advocates for students and healthcare providers with disabilities, as well as for health equity for disabled patients. He is a faculty advisor to the Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI). He has paired up with Dr. Lisa Meeks to co-produce the DocsWithDisabilities podcast to increase awareness around the importance of increasing disability representation amongst students and practitioners in healthcare. “Disability is not a problem to solve, it is the solution to our problems.”
Produced by: Kadesha Treco and Lisa Meeks
Audio editor: Jacob Feeman
Digital Media: Katie Sullivan
Keywords: disability, doctors with disabilities, accessibility, med ed, disability identity, radiology, SCI, Spinal Chord Injury. ableism, internalized ableism, disability justice
DWDI Podcast Website: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org/podcast
References
Sins Invalid, 10 Principles of Disability Justice
https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice
Resources:
Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity (SMADIE)Dr. Jain’s article "Political disclosure: resisting ableism in medical education"