In this episode we are joined by disability civil rights attorney Mary J Goodwin-Oquendo for a discussion about strategies and barriers for receiving accommodations throughout one's medical training. If you're a student with a disability, at any stage in your academic journey, we strongly encourage you to give this episode a listen.

Key Words: med ed, law, chronic illness, high-stakes exams, NBME, MCAT, Step 1, Clinical Accommodations, accommodations

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Bio:

Mrs. Goodwin-Oquendo is from Brooklyn. She has over a decade of disability civil rights experience. She has worked at Jo Anne Simon PC since 2008, where she represents individuals with physical, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities who have experienced discrimination and/or require accommodations from standardized testing and licensing entities and post-secondary and professional educational institutions.

Her passion for disability advocacy began when she watched her mother fight to make sure that her little brother received appropriate education placement and services when she was a child.

Interviewer: Dr. Pete Poullos

Interviewee: Mary Goodwin-Oquendo