Docs With Disabilities

Interviewee: Rasheera Dopson, MPH

Interviewer: Peter Poullos, MD

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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 Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine. Her intersectional approach to systems thinking has supported organizations and their teams to advance equity and mitigate health disparities in multiply-marginalized communities through community engagement, policy development, education, and advocacy. She founded the Dopson Foundation whose organizational aim is to advance professional, health and social equity for women and girls with disabilities.

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Resources: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/01/10/black-women-leaders-and-disability-justice/

Keywords: disability, disability research, public health, intersectionality, chronic illness, rare diseases, health policy, BIPOC.

Produced by: Gabe Abrams, Jake Feeman and Lisa Meeks

Digital Media: Katie Sullivan

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Interviewee: Rasheera Dopson, MPH

Interviewer: Peter Poullos, MD

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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 Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine. Her intersectional approach to systems thinking has supported organizations and their teams to advance equity and mitigate health disparities in multiply-marginalized communities through community engagement, policy development, education, and advocacy. She founded the Dopson Foundation whose organizational aim is to advance professional, health and social equity for women and girls with disabilities. 

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Resources: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/01/10/black-women-leaders-and-disability-justice/

Keywords: disability, disability research, public health, intersectionality, chronic illness, rare diseases, health policy, BIPOC.

Produced by: Gabe Abrams, Jake Feeman and Lisa Meeks

Digital Media: Katie Sullivan

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Interviewee: Dr. Kruti Shah (PharmD)

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

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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.

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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)

Producer: Nicole Kim

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Key words: Hard of hearing, accommodations, BIPOC, Pharmacy, docswithdisabilities, BIPOC, Indian, pharmacistswithdisabilities, empathy, ableism, clear masks, India, captioning, amplified stethescopes.

Interviewee: Dr. Kruti Shah (PharmD)

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

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 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)

Producer:  Nicole Kim 

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Key words:  Hard of hearing, accommodations, BIPOC, Pharmacy, docswithdisabilities, BIPOC, Indian, pharmacistswithdisabilities, empathy, ableism, clear masks, India, captioning, amplified stethescopes.

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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: https://jenarnoldmd.com/)

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Producer: Gabe Abrams

Key words: medical education, physical disability, accommodations, residency, pediatrics, docswithdisabilities, simulation, television, book, ableism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia.

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Jennifer Arnold, MD, MSc, FAAP is a physician leader at Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, a New York Times best-selling author, a pediatrician and neonatologist, and Boston Children's Pediatric simulation center director. Dr. Arnold has dedicated her academic career to health care simulation as a safety tool and an educational tool. She is also a mother, wife, and a person with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia type strudwick. She is a disability advocate who has spoken nationally and internationally on healthcare simulation education and disability accessibility.

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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: https://jenarnoldmd.com/)

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Producer:  Gabe Abrams 

Key words: medical education, physical disability, accommodations, residency, pediatrics, docswithdisabilities, simulation, television, book, ableism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. 

Bio: 

Jennifer Arnold, MD, MSc, FAAP is a physician leader at Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, a New York Times best-selling author, a pediatrician and neonatologist, and Boston Children's Pediatric simulation center director. Dr. Arnold has dedicated her academic career to health care simulation as a safety tool and an educational tool. She is also a mother, wife, and a person with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia type strudwick. She is a disability advocate who has spoken nationally and internationally on healthcare simulation education and disability accessibility. 

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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 Policy

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Uyen Truong, MD grew up in Minnesota but is currently finishing her chief year at UT Austin Dell Medical School Pediatric Residency Program. Following graduation, Uyen is going to work as a Complex Care Pediatrician back in Minnesota. Although the path has not been easy, she has always wanted to become a pediatrician and work with kids with medical complexity like herself. Through Uyen%E2%80%99s training and her own personal experiences, she has been able to help parents and children navigate the medical system. Uyen is very excited to continue working and advocating for children with disabilities and helping them achieve their goals.

Nalinda Charnsangavej, MD is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. She serves as the pediatric residency program director and has an interest in promoting a healthy and supportive learning environment through supporting diversity, cultivating an inclusive climate, and promoting physician well-being and resilience. She has a specific interest in raising awareness of the benefits of inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the learning environment and patient care and has supported faculty and institution development in working with trainees with disabilities. In her role as a program director, she has individually mentored many trainees and also recognizes the need to support the establishment of strong mentorship relationships for trainees, particularly those from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. She has led program-wide efforts to foster wellbeing and resiliency amongst trainees and participates in national work-groups such as the Pediatric Resident Burnout and Resilience Study Consortium. She is interested in helping develop best practices for GME programs to enhance access and inclusion of trainees with disabilities.

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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.

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Dr. Anne Messman is an emergency medicine physician in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to clinical work, Dr. Messman also serves as the Vice Chair of Education for the Wayne State University School of Medicine's (WSUSOM) Department of Emergency Medicine and the WSUSOM Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999 while a junior in high school. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and dogs and reading.

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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 surgeon. Prior to medical school, an injury to his C7 vertebra resulted in paralysis requiring the use of a wheelchair. While completing his residency in general surgery at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey, he took two years to conduct basic science research at The Ohio State University. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric minimally invasive surgery at The Ohio State University/Nationwide Children's Hospital, and a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Michigan. He has authored numerous papers and book chapters, presented extensively at national and international conferences, and won many awards for his work. He came to medicine with a history in the technology industry and a passion for innovation in medical technology. Now he is unifying those two fields as the Associate Director of Clinical Initiatives at Activ Surgical, a company that provides advanced real-time intraoperative visualization, and surgical intraoperative artificial intelligence.

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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 disabilities.

Interviewees: Drs. Heather Feldner and Heather Evans

Interviewer: Dr. Peter Poullos

Producer: Nicole Kim

Key words: medical education, physical disability, disability research, accommodations, chronic illness, mental health, crip theory

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Dr. Feldner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, core faculty in the Disability Studies Program, and an Associate Director of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE) at the University of Washington.

Dr. Feldner's research is centered at the intersection of mobility, disability, and technology in two primary areas, including perceptions of disability and identity and how these emerge and evolve through technology use, and in the design and implementation of pediatric mobility technology, considering how attitudes and the built environment affect equity and participation. She also focuses on how disability can be further integrated into intersectional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, particularly in health professions education. Her current work incorporates multidisciplinary, mixed methods, and participatory approaches drawing from her background as a pediatric physical therapist, doctoral work in disability studies, and postdoctoral research in in mechanical engineering.

Heather D. Evans is a socio-legal scholar who focuses on the ways in which institutions such as the law, higher education, and the medical field interact with marginalized populations. She has conducted statistical analyses, ethnographic fieldwork, and evaluation research. Heather's current work is in the field of Critical Disability Studies examining disclosure, identity management, and workplace accommodations among people with physical, mental, and sensory differences that are not readily apparent. She is also committed to community based research and does consulting work for local social justice organizations, primarily focusing on disparities within the criminal justice system. Heather earned a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Washington and teaches courses in the Department of Sociology; Disability Studies Program; and the Law, Societies & Justice Department at UW. She joined the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at UW in 2021 as an Acting Assistant Professor and Research Director for the Northwest ADA Center.

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Resources: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fresc.2022.947592/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Rehabilitation [journal.frontiersin.org]