Docs With Disabilities

Interviewee: Alexandra Adams

Host: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Guest narrator: Joseph Murray

Description:

In Part 2 of our interview Dr. Meeks and Alexandra discuss the power of social media to bring people together, crowd sourcing information, and finding mentorship from anywhere in the world. Alexandra also shares her experiences coming to the US where she found a medical environment where disability was often a normal part of the narrative.

Key Words: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Physical Disability, Visual Disability, Deaf-Blind, Medical Student

Interviewee: Alexandra Adams

Host: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Guest narrator: Joseph Murray

Description:

In Part 1 of our interview we talk to Alexandra about her formative experience as a patient, her desire to be a doctor, and the process of applying to medical school.Alexandra and Dr. Meeks also discuss navigating accommodations in the UK and the US and the respective views about #DocsWithDisabilities in these countries.

Key Words: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Physical Disability, Visual Disability, Deaf-Blind, Medical Student

Interviewee: Dr. Michael Argenyi

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Descriptipon:

Michael Argenyi's story is well-known. His historic legal case is one of the most cited cases regarding the inclusion of DHOH individuals in medical education. In this podcast, we move beyond the case and talk to Michael about his experiences across the medical education continuum, starting with the decision to apply to medical school and how his knowledge of, and contact with, another deaf physician, gave him the confidence to move forward.In a pay-it-forward moment, Michael offers sage advice to students in the pipeline.

Key Words: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Physical Disability, LGBTQIA+, Preventative Medicine, Family Medicine, Medical Education, Law

Interviewee: Nichole Taylor, DO

Interviewer: Joseph Murray, MD

Host: Lisa Meeks, PhD,

Description:

As a physician-educator and administrative leader with a disability Dr. Nichole Taylor is in a unique position to effect change. In this second part of her interview, Dr. Taylor discusses disclosure, help seeking behavior and the benefit of early identification and accommodation for learners with disabilities. She also discusses how programs who do not have a disability specialist in house can "crowd-source" information about inclusion.

Key Words: Chronic Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Anesthesiology, Medical Education

Interviewee: Dr. Marley Doyle

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

In this podcast, Dr. Meeks interviews Dr. Marley Doyle, a psychiatrist with a visual disability. Through a recounting of Dr. Doyle's experiences, they touch on several items including the ethical responsibility to disclose a disability, the difficulties surrounding disclosure, the choice of a specialty that will not impose concerns regarding patient safety, mentorship specific to disability, the critical need for role models, and messaging around disability accommodation.

For episode transcript, go to http://bit.ly/mdisability-meded

Key Words: Physical Disability, Visual Disability, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Rod-Cone Dystrophy, Psychiatry, Medical Education

Interviewee: Dr. Laura Pratesi

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Description:

In this podcast Dr. Pratesi discusses her path to becoming an audiologist including her diagnosis, living with and without accommodations and assistive devices, working with disability resources in college, helping others request accommodations in the workplace and finding a way to engage with her passion of theatre and music as a person with hearing loss. Dr. Pratesi thoughtfully reflects on why, as a person with degenerative hearing loss, she makes an empathic and informed audiologist.

Key Words: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Audiology

Transcript: http://bit.ly/mdisability-meded

Interviewee: Dr. Erene Stergiopoulos

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Description:

In this three-part series we talk with Dr. Erene Stergiopoulos, a Psychiatry resident and researcher at the University of Toronto, and embark on a winding and multi-layered conversation about the barriers in medical education for individuals with disabilities. Within this series, we touch on the unwritten curriculum, student wellness, disability disclosure, and much more from Dr. Stergiopoulos' perspective as a learner in medical school and residency. Key Words: Psychological/ Mental Health, Law, Education, and/or Research, Psychiatry, Medical Education, Medical Student Transcript: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/programs/mdisability/transforming-medical-education

Interviewee: Dr. Erene Stergiopoulos

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Description:

In this three-part series we talk with Dr. Erene Stergiopoulos, a Psychiatry resident and researcher at the University of Toronto, and embark on a winding and multi-layered conversation about the barriers in medical education for individuals with disabilities. Within this series, we touch on the unwritten curriculum, student wellness, disability disclosure, and much more from Dr. Stergiopoulos' perspective as a learner in medical school and residency. Key Words: Psychological/ Mental Health, Law, Education, and/or Research, Psychiatry, Medical Education, Medical Student Transcript: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/programs/mdisability/transforming-medical-education

Interviewee: Dr. Erene Stergiopoulos

Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks

Description:

In this three-part series we talk with Dr. Erene Stergiopoulos, a Psychiatry resident and researcher at the University of Toronto, and embark on a winding and multi-layered conversation about the barriers in medical education for individuals with disabilities. Within this series, we touch on the unwritten curriculum, student wellness, disability disclosure, and much more from Dr. Stergiopoulos' perspective as a learner in medical school and residency. Key Words: Psychological/ Mental Health, Law, Education, and/or Research, Psychiatry, Medical Education, Medical Student Transcript: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/programs/mdisability/transforming-medical-education

When you are a physician, and disability occurs post-training, you may have to pivot. Join us to hear the first-person account of Dr. Nichole Taylor and how she took her passion for medicine and her deep commitment to training learners, and crafted a unique position in medical education that has a powerful impact on shaping UME and GME perceptions of disability.

For episode transcript, go to MDisability - Transforming Medical Education

Key Words: Chronic Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Anesthesiology, Medical Education