Accessibility Inclusion And Action In Medical Education

Download or read book Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education written by Association of American Medical Colleges and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To capture the current state of disability in medical education, the AAMC and the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine partnered to publish a new report drawn from the lived experiences of learners with disabilities. This publication weaves together major themes from interviews with 47 students, residents, and physicians with disabilities to identify cultural and structural barriers and catalyze institutional policies that support all qualified learners, regardless of disability, throughout the medical education continuum. The report highlights key considerations that leaders in academic medicine can implement to increase meaningful access for learners with disabilities, including: