Blue-gray, deep blue square infographic with gold accenting. Episode 22 is written in the top right. Collection IV is written in gold in the top left, followed by "Policies Towards Disability Inclusivity in the Health Sciences" in white. The blue-gray panel in the center reads: "Preparing to Thrive: Supporting Learners With Disabilities Through the Undergraduate-to-Graduate Medical Education Transition." Under this is written: "Sheets, Fausone, Messman, Ortega, Ramsay, Creasman, and Charnsangavej. Academic Medicine (2025)." A deep blue strip features white text reading "Co-host: Zoey Martin-Lockhart." At the bottom are logos for Advancing Health Equity among Adults with Disabilities from Diverse Communities, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, and the DocsWithDisabilities Podcast Research and Resource Rounds.

Research & Resource Rounds' new Episode 22 explores how to support disabled medical students through the UME-to-GME transition.
Learn practical strategies for mentors, DRPs, and programs!

👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep22

#Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities @acadmedjournal.bsky.social

Blue gray, deep blue square infographic with gold accenting. Episode 21 is written in the top right. The deep blue panel at the top reads: “Anti-Ableist Medical Education: Meeting the Challenges.” Under this is written: “Bowen, Cleveland-Manchanda, Cyr, Garland-Thomson, Havercamp, Kirschner, Kronk, Meeks, Poullos, Sheets, Tolchin, Van, Yee, & Parens. The Hastings Center Issue Brief (2024).” The bottom strip features a square logo on the left showing a microphone and the words #DocsWithDisabilities Podcast Research and Resource Rounds. To the right is a deep blue panel with white words, Co-host: Zoey Martin-Lockhart. At the bottom are logos for the Docs With Disabilities Podcast and Advancing Health Equity among Adults with Disabilities from Diverse Communities.

Looking for resources to jump-start your Anti-Ableist Medical Education?
Ep 21 of our Research & Resource Rounds podcast shares tools and creative solutions from a @hastingscenter.bsky.social brief on the topic.
👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep21
#Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

Deep blue, gold and blue gray rectangular infographic. #DocsWithDisabilities Research and Resource Rounds in top left corner, Collection IV, Episode 21 in top right corner. The DocsWithDisabilities Research and Resource rounds podcast logo to the left. Centered in the middle-right in large font is: ““Anti-Ableist Medical Education: Meeting the Challenges.” Under this is written: “Bowen, Cleveland-Manchanda, Cyr, Garland-Thomson, Havercamp, Kirschner, Kronk, Meeks, Poullos, Sheets, Tolchin, Van, Yee, & Parens. The Hastings Center Issue Brief (2024).” The bottom strip. says, #Research_Resource Podcast and http://bit.ly/DWDI_Rounds

Research & Resource Rounds New Episode 21 explores the @AmerMedicalAssn's 2024-25 Strategic Plan to Advance Health Equity.
Learn about their Theory Of Change and celebrate their progress thus far!
👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep21
#Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

Graphic promoting the Disability Inclusion in Undergraduate Medical Education supplement from Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The left side shows the pink Academic Medicine cover featuring flowers in a vase and a hallway scene with a medical student using a mobility aid. The right side has a pink banner reading “Barriers to Entry and Transition.” Below it, a quote reads: “Implementing our recommendations across each phase of the UME-to-GME transition can help ensure a disabled learner has the support and resources they need, ease the challenges of this process and, ultimately, prepare a learner to not only survive the transition—but to thrive.” – Sheets et al. (2025). The background includes an illustration of a medical trainee in scrubs entering a doorway.

New @acadmedjournal.bsky.social theme:

🌸Barriers to Entry and Transition🌸

💡Explores challenges disabled learners face in admissions + transitions through #MedEd, and solutions to support success.

🔗 bit.ly/AM_DisabilitySupplement

#DisabilityInclusion #UME #GME #DocsWithDisabilities

Listen to the podcast #DocswithDisabilities - "ACGME/DWDI Disability Resource Hub Case Study: #Psychological Disability in a #Nephrology #Fellowship," with Drs. Justin Bullock (@jbullockruns.bsky.social) and Cary Paine #kidney #nephsky
@uwnephrology.bsky.social
@uwmedicine.bsky.social

Blue gray, deep blue square infographic with gold accenting. Episode 20 is written in the top right. The deep blue panel at the top reads: “Addressing ableism in physician well-being planning, JAMA (2024).” The bottom strip features a square logo on the left showing a microphone and the words #DocsWithDisabilities Podcast Research and Resource Rounds. To the right is a deep blue panel with white words, Co-host: Zoey Martin-Lockhart. At the bottom are logos for the Docs With Disabilities Podcast and Advancing Health Equity among Adults with Disabilities from Diverse Communities.

Research & Resource Rounds Episode 20 follow's Dr. Michael Quon's examination of ableism a plan for Healthcare Workforce Well-Being. @mjquon shows how the wellness initiative miss disabled physicians' needs.
👉https://bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep20
#Research_Resource_Rounds
#DocsWithDisabilities

Promotional graphic for the 'Nursing Terminology Guide' from the Access in Nursing (AIN) program. The image includes the cover of the guide titled 'Nursing Education Guide for Disability Resource Professionals (DRPs), July 2025' with the Docs With Disabilities Initiative logo. To the right, text reads 'AVAILABLE FOR FREE' above a large download icon. At the bottom, a gold banner displays the download link: https://bit.ly/AIN_TerminologyGuide.

📣 New from #DocsWithDisabilities!
The #AccessInNursing Guide helps DRPs support disabled nursing students by demystifying clinical education language, structure & expectations.

🧠 Learn key terms
🤝 Partner with faculty
📥 Download FREE: bit.ly/AIN_Terminol...

#AccessInNursing #DRPs #NursingEducation

Promotional graphic for the Docs With Disabilities podcast, Episode 108, titled “Facing Ableism: What’s Our Role in Building Inclusion,” part of the ICAM Series. The top section includes the podcast and episode title in bold white text on a navy background, with “#DocsWithDisabilities,” “The ICAM Series” in red, and “Episode 108” in yellow. The ICAM logo is in the top right. Below the title are six professional headshots of panelists arranged in two rows: Top row (left to right): a man in a suit jacket, a man using a wheelchair wearing a stethoscope, and a woman with long dark hair and glasses in a white blouse and black blazer. Bottom row (left to right): a woman with long brown hair and red blouse, a man with short hair and beard in a grey suit, and a woman with curly red hair in a multicolored sweater. To the right of the photos is the cover image of the publication “Am I Ableist? Disability Awareness in Healthcare” by Meaghan Ford, Abigail Mitchell-Foster, and Zachary Ford, featuring minimalist line art of a person signing. At the bottom, two logos appear side-by-side: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) on the left and Docs With Disabilities on the right.

New episode! 🎧 Live from @afmc-ca.bsky.social #ICAM2025: Facing Ableism: What’s Our Role in Building Inclusion

A powerful panel of disabled clinicians & advocates explore:

🧠 Structural bias
💥 Lived experience
✅ Disability pride in medicine

🔗 bit.ly/DWDIPodcast_...
#MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities

🎥 ICYMI: @docswithdisability.bsky.social
March DREAM Research Rounds:

Beautiful talk by Dr. Megan EL Brown

Title: Rewriting Belonging: Disrupting Ableism in Medical Education Through Poetry

youtu.be/iN5S4FdhA1U?... via
@YouTube

#MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities #Poetry

A square graphic promoting the Women with Disabilities in Medicine Mentorship Program. The top displays the program’s logo with a large white “W” and the text “Women with Disabilities in Medicine” on a blue background. Text reads: MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AIMS: To create a collective that will bring women with disabilities in medicine together for mentorship, networking, and collaboration. To provide social and practical resources, education, and other supports to promote success among women with disabilities in medicine. REQUIREMENTS: Be a current medical student, resident, or fellow in an MD or DO program, identify as a woman, and commit to one year of the program. At the bottom is a mustard-yellow bar with icons for a web link and Twitter. Text reads: https://bit.ly/WWDIM_Application25-26 Applications Due July 31st @docswith On the left side of the graphic is a cartoon illustration of a woman with dark skin and short curly hair, wearing scrubs and holding a clipboard, smiling confidently.

📝 Applications due July 31!

Apply now: bit.ly/WWDIM_Applic...

Join us in building a supportive, accessible, and empowering community for women with disabilities in medicine. 💙

#WWDIM #DocsWithDisabilities #WomenInMedicine

The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and... : Academic Medicine nces by disability status, race, ethnicity, and financial background. Method Between March–October 2024, 1,659 students across 15 MD-granting medical schools completed an online survey. Over the pa...

📢NEW in‪ acadmedjournal.bsky.social‬

1 in 4 med students face food insecurity
Disabled, low-income, URiM students? 60%+

This study is a wake-up call for medical education.
�� https://bit.ly/AcadMed_IntersectionofDisabilility

#MedEd #DocsWithDisabilities #FoodInsecurity

Blue gray, deep blue square infographic with gold accenting. Episode 19 is written in the top right. The deep blue panel at the top reads: “The AMA’s 2024—2025 Strategic Plan to Advance Health Equity.” Under this is written: “The American Medical Association (2024).” The bottom strip features a square logo on the left showing a microphone and the words #DocsWithDisabilities Podcast Research and Resource Rounds. To the right is a deep blue panel with white words, Co-host: Zoey Martin-Lockhart (@zoeybeta). At the bottom are logos for the Docs With Disabilities Podcast and Advancing Health Equity among Adults with Disabilities from Diverse Communities.

A new episode of Research & Resource Rounds covers the American Medical Association's 2024 Strategic Plan to Advance Health Equity.
The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of oppressions, including ableism and racism

👉 bit.ly/DWDI_RR_Ep19

#Research_Resource_Rounds #DocsWithDisabilities

Screenshot of a journal article published in Academic Medicine titled "From Policy to Practice: Building the Disability Inclusion Infrastructure in Graduate Medical Education" by Emily Green, MD, MA, and Kelley A. Volpe, MD. The publication date is June 16, 2025, with DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006127. The image includes the Academic Medicine and AAMC logos at the top and a link at the bottom: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_Policy2Practice.

New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social “From Policy to Practice” by Green & Volpe. A striking case study shows how gaps in disability policy derail even the most promising trainees.

✅ Clear takeaways for #GME leaders. A #MedEd must read!

🔗https://bit.ly/AcadMed_Policy2Practice

#DocsWithDisabilities

Screenshot of a journal article from Academic Medicine, titled “Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Medical Education: The Role of Disability Resource Professionals Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Framework” by Sarah E. Triano, MS, NCC, LPC, and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA. Published June 23, 2025, with DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006149. The article appears in the Disability Inclusion in UME Supplement. A shortened URL is displayed at the bottom: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_StrengtheningDisabilityInclusion. The logos of Academic Medicine and AAMC are shown at the top.

📢New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social: Triano & Meeks spotlight how DRPs shape #MedEd access through student support, policy reform & cultural change.

Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP

Read more at link 👇

bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre...

#AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities

Image of Dr. Justin Bullock smiling and standing in a gray jacket with a quote on a dark blue background. The quote reads: “Recognition from Forbes not only affirms the power of our mission but underscores the urgent need for accessibility in medical education and beyond. We dedicate this honor to every disabled learner and clinician whose resilience fuels our work.” – Dr. Justin Bullock, co-director, DWDI. At the bottom are DWDI branding and the hashtags #ForbesAccessibility100, #DisabilityInclusion, #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs, #DocsWithDisabilities.

🎉 We’re honored!

@docswithdisability.bsky.social named to the inaugural @Forbes Accessibility 100 List—🌍👏

“This is for every disabled learner & clinician whose resilience fuels our work.” – Dr. Justin Bullock

📰 bit.ly/Forbes_Educa...
#ForbesAccessibility100 #DocsWithDisabilities

Dark blue background with white text. The image announces that the Docs With Disabilities Initiative (DWDI) has been named to the inaugural Forbes Accessibility 100 list, recognizing individuals and organizations advancing accessibility and disability inclusion. The message emphasizes the community’s work, the value of centering lived experience, and the guiding principle: Nothing About Us Without Us. It congratulates others featured and acknowledges those working behind the scenes. At the bottom, there’s a thank-you note signed “Lisa and Justin,” a DWDI logo, a link (https://bit.ly/Forbes_Education), and hashtags: #ForbesAccessibility100 #DisabilityInclusion #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DocsWithDisabilities.

We’re honored that @DocsWithDis has been named to the inaugural #ForbesAccessibility100 list! 💙

This recognition belongs to our entire community—centered on lived experience & driven by the principle: Nothing About Us Without Us.

🔗 bit.ly/Forbes_Educa...
#DisabilityInclusion #DocsWithDisabilities

Disability in Surgery—A Call to Action This Viewpoint discusses surgeons with disabilities, their experience in the work environment, and the need to create more informed structure and guidance to include and support trainees and surgeons ...

SO excited to share this publication! Thank you to Dr. Twomey & Dr. Jones and JAMASurgery for the platform to share our stories.

“Inclusion of surgeons with disabilities is the next frontier for equity in surgery.”

#DocsWithDisabilities

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In a new article, authors discuss the process of developing and implementing of a department of medicine #accessibility and #accommodations policy, outline its key elements, and how they are monitoring its impact: journals.lww.com/academicmedi.... #MedEd #MedSky #DocsWithDisabilities

An amazingly successful 6th Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine with 1800 attendees from 52 countries! Thanks to our amazing speakers, and thank you all for attending!

#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #CreatingChange #HealthEquity

Screenshot from Stanford Medicine's "6th Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine" (April 26, 2025). The presentation slide asks "What's next for our Disability Research Lab?" with two burgundy bullet points: "We continue to apply for funding" and "We continue recruiting and mentoring." The slide features a humorous cartoon illustration of a distressed Possum sitting in a green dumpster engulfed in flames with the caption "THE HORRORS PERSIST BUT SO DO I" - representing resilience amid challenges. On the right side is a video feed showing Interpreter-Autumn, a woman with wavy light brown hair actively signing with both hands raised. The bottom features a decorative blue and burgundy wave design with a small circular profile photo in the bottom left. A prominent red banner spans the bottom stating "PROMOTING DISABILITY INCLUSION IN HEALTHCARE: EMPLOYMENT DISPARITIES, MENTORSHIP, AND ALLYSHIP FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES." The Stanford Medicine logo appears in the bottom

"As this little adorable possum in a trash can on fire says, the horrors persist, but so do, and so will I our disability research lab as long as I can keep it going. So we would love to have you join us.
- @drkaraayers.bsky.social
in our 4th session

#SMADIE25
#DocsWithDisabilities

Announcement graphic featuring the NBME logo and a quote from Dr. Peter Poullos expressing gratitude to the NBME and the team for their dedication and impact. Mentions the upcoming April 26 virtual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine

Excited and thankful to announce our grant from the NBME to support our work in disability justice in healthcare & medicine!
About SMADIE: med.stanford.edu/smadie.html
About DM3P: disabilitymedmentors.org
#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #DisabilityResearch

California AB408 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session Bill Text (2025-04-21) Physician Health and Wellness Program. [From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.]

California legislature just introduced the following bill, seeking to establish a "Physician Health and Wellness Program" (PHWP) that would put disabled health professionals in danger. Bill text here: legiscan.com/CA/text/AB40... #Disability #DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityRights 1/9

Presenting the 7th session of the conference happening THIS Saturday!
Theme: Disability Justice 2025, featuring
Claudia Center, Rebecca Cokley, and Ma’ayan Anafi.
#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #CreatingChange #HealthEquity

Announcement graphic featuring the NBME logo and a quote from Dr. Peter Poullos expressing gratitude to the NBME and the team for their dedication and impact. Mentions the upcoming April 26 virtual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine

Excited and thankful to announce our grant from the NBME to support our work in disability justice in healthcare & medicine!
About SMADIE: med.stanford.edu/smadie.html
About DM3P: disabilitymedmentors.org
#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #DisabilityResearch

White background, titled “Conference Sponsors” with logos and titles of the sponsors: MSDCI (Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness), Stanford Department of Radiology, Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford Medicine Office of the Chief Community Engagement Officer, Stanford Medicine Otolaryngology, Department of Medicine at Stanford, and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), with text that says ‘The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) generously awarded grant SMADIE help fund the 6th annual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine.'

We wanted to thank our incredible sponsors who are making our 6th Annual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine possible! @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social @stanfordohns.bsky.social

#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityResearch

Session 6 of the conference features Rick Guidotti, founder of Positive Exposure. He’ll be speaking on seeing people with disabilities beyond a diagnosis, as individuals first.
radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SMADIE-conf

#DocsWithDisabilities #HealthEquity #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityInclusion

Going from invisible disabilities to a very visible disability is…an experience 🦻👩‍🦽‍➡️ #HearingLoss #Paralysis #HardOfHearing #WheelchairUser #HearingAid #MobilityAid #DisabledDoctor #DocsWithDisabilities

I think I’d be a fascinating character on #MarriedToMedicine A hard of hearing bilateral hearing aid user who also uses a wheelchair but owns her own clinic and is an Audiologist? Call me! 🤣 #CallMeDoctor #DisabledDoctor #DocsWithDisabilities

Do you think this is OK? Disability is not a dirty word. Disability is not the same as disorder. Don’t let them take away our free speech! #DocsWithDisabilities

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Lisa Meeks from the University of Illinois Chicago, as the speaker for the second session of our conference on April 26th, 2025!

Register at radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SMADIE-conf

#DisabilityAdvocacy #InclusiveSpaces #CreatingChange #DocsWithDisabilities