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Tim Cordes one of few sightless doctors in U.S. by Todd Finkelmeyer (The Capital Times, 2010)
This feature on Dr. Tim Cordes, who is blind, published in 2010 by Madison, Wisconsin, newspaper The Capital Times, describes how assistive technology enables Cordes to satisfy his productive role as a psychiatrist. By focusing exclusively on…
The letter sent to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) by Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI) on December 3, 2021. Over 650 individuals signed onto the letter.
Image description: A two-and-a-half page letter featuring a formal layout.
An copy of the text may be found on MSDCI's public google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VG-T-eChpFvtW-58EvU2Flcp-wm9M8rH/view
An copy of the text may be found on MSDCI's public google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VG-T-eChpFvtW-58EvU2Flcp-wm9M8rH/view
The inspirational doctor paralyzed from the waist who can still perform surgeries thanks to remarkable stand-up wheelchair (Daily Mail, 2013)
This 2013 Daily Mail report on Dr. Ted Rummel, who is paralyzed, offers an example of the merging of person and technology in media depictions of disabled medical professionals. While acknowledging Rummel's personal determination, the article…
The Good and the Bad of The Good Doctor - Dr. Shaun Murphy on The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor, first aired in 2017 and created by David Shore who interestingly also produced House M.D. follows a surgeon Dr Shaun Murphy who has autism and savant syndrome as he juggles his duties as a doctor and his personal life. Though a great…
The first Disabled doctor on TV? Dr. Kerry Weaver on ER
Debuting on the medical drama “ER” in its second season in 1995, Dr Kerry Weaver was one of the first representations of disabled doctors on primetime television. Having a limp in her gait and using a forearm crutch, the character was played by a non…