Many trainees struggle with obtaining accommodations on the NBME Step examinations. In 2020, after a 3 year long struggle to obtain accommodations through the application process, Dr. Jessica Ramsay affirmed the award of a preliminary injunction, requiring the NBME to provide accommodation.

Dr. Ramsay and her attorneys established irreparable harm because she would likely be forced to withdraw from medical school if she could not take the initial test with accommodations and pass.

This live recording took place in July 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio at the Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education annual conference.

The panelists consisted of disability consultants, faculty who study performance on NBME exams, and the attorneys who work with trainees denied accommodation on these exams.

Episode 49 Transcript

Key Words: Cognitive Disability, ADHD, Dyslexia, Law, Pediatrics, Medical Student, Medical Education