Organizations Created to Advocate for Doctors with Disabilities
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Organizations Created to Advocate for Doctors with Disabilities
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When we focus on organizations created to advocate for rights of disabled doctors, a number of them have been created to advocate for doctors with disabilities and equal access to medical studies instruction and clinical practice. Unfortunately, while some of these organizations are made by and for disabled doctors and function on the principle of rights based advocacy and holistic change, there are alot others which are still operating on providing services on an as needed basis which comes to show that there is still a long way to go in making sure that doctors with disabilities are given equal opportunities and access at all times.
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Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education
The Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education (Coalition) was co-founded by Dr. Lisa Meeks, Dr. Gregory Moorehead, and Tim Montgomery and according to their website, The Coalition is a collaboration among peer institutions that aims…
Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities
According to their website, The Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities is a social enterprise that was developed to provide free resources and support for its members. The mission of the Society is to foster an online supportive…
Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses (AMPHL)
Formed in 1999, this non profit organization has been serving hard of hearing and deaf health care professionals and students through advocacy and mentorship. They are greatly invested in modified equipment for deaf and hard of hearing doctors such…
Docs With Disabilities
With the four focus areas of Research, Working Groups, Book Club and Consulting, Docs with Disabilities is a group which uses research, education, and sharing of stories to drive change in policy and procedure leading to more inclusive educational…
American Medical Association (AMA) and American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Even though these two organizations do not exclusively cater to doctors with disabilities, they do have some messaging which talks about creating inclusive environments for disabled students and doctors