The OFFICIAL #DocsWithDisabilities Initiative account: Podcast, Hashtag & Programs & @meekslisa DREAM Lab. Anti-Oppressive #HPE #MedEd #STEM Education

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It was great seeing Dr. Lisa Meeks speak at #NCS2026 We have a long way to go addressing ableism in medicine. Education and awareness is an important first step! @neurocritical @DocsWith
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Your life matters. 💙 If that's hard to feel right now, the 988 Lifeline is here to support you - 24/7. Call, text, or chat 988.
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Skydiving with a shunt? • People have asked what it was like skydiving with a shunt and intracranial pressure issues. First, I did check with my doctor before going. Always check with your healthcare team for your individual circumstances. This is my personal experience.🧵 1/6 – at Mukilteo, WA
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1/ 🚨 A major shift in disability inclusion in medical education. The NMC has released the Guidelines on the Assessment of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities for Admission to the MBBS Course, 2026. Here are the key changes. 🧵
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Beneficence isn't about doing what clinicians think is best—it's about respecting what a competent patient defines as being in their own best interests, not what the healthcare system or the State decides Bouvia v. Superior Court, AMA Code of Med Ethics, WMA @KapilSibal @medwma
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Six years ago, I wrote in The New England Journal of Medicine about taking back and finding my voice as a Black, gay person in academia. Six years later, I have found that voice as a Black, queer person in America. Honored to publish in @theadvocatemag with my newest piece: “Why I’m Queer, Not Gay - And Why It Matters.” advocate.com/opinion/queer-n…
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Detached Empathy #MedicalHumanities #MedEd
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Help build community for medical trainees with disabilities and chronic illnesses! We’re recruiting physician Pod Leaders to help lead our mentorship groups. Medical students and premeds are also encouraged to apply as mentors and mentees! Apply using the links or QR codes above
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🌟 GLOBAL LAURELS: UCMS is proud to share that Prof. (Dr.) Satendra Singh, Director Professor of Physiology, has been featured in @TheLancet today!The feature honors his extraordinary global leadership, health equity advocacy, and work on disability justice. 🌍
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I’m quietly pleased to have been included in the SciRank Global Top 5% Scientists list for 2025 based on publication and citation data from OpenAlex Grateful for the opportunity to keep learning and contributing, however modestly, to our field.
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Contribute to knowledge about our #DisabledMedicalStudents community! Take our member's anonymous, online, 15-30 min thesis survey: ⭐️ uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo… More info below! #DocsWithDisabilities #DisabledDoctors #MedTwitter
Hey all! Please consider sharing your experiences navigating medicine with disability/chronic illness the anonymous survey for my Epidemiology MS thesis (and Anthropology PhD) 💫tinyurl.com/MedDisabilitySur… Details below! 1/3
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📚 Thanks to everyone who joined our GME Case Studies webinar with the @acgme. Recording now available! Case Studies in Disability Accommodation in GME youtu.be/XWH0uH0M_sg?si=okhs… via @YouTube
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Free Webinar: Building Your Scholarship Toolkit: Strategies for Getting Started in Research and Scholarship 📅 May 27, 2 pm ET, everyone welcome 💡 Speakers will share examples from their own careers and offer tips for developing and sharing scholarly work bit.ly/4uZ3NiT
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Grow your career through connection. The AAMC Virtual Communities Network’s Mentor Match helps you connect with peers and leaders across academic medicine for guidance, collaboration, and growth. Start your journey today. communities.aamc.org/partici…
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Hey all! Please consider sharing your experiences navigating medicine with disability/chronic illness the anonymous survey for my Epidemiology MS thesis (and Anthropology PhD) 💫tinyurl.com/MedDisabilitySur… Details below! 1/3
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Stats for 2026 SMADIE conference  youtube.com/shorts/1s64bRlEb… via @YouTube
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🎉 We're thrilled to announce our new MDisability and Center for Disability Health & Wellness @UMDisabilityCtr 2026 Summer Internship students! Read about their impressive backgrounds & what they will learn this summer about disability health & research. michmed.org/xdMwj
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The DocsWithDisabilities Initiative retweeted
Available now on YouTube 🎥 The UME→GME transition is complex—and for learners with disabilities, even more so. New Toolkit from @DocsWith + @acgme offers practical, disability-informed guidance for learners & institutions. ✅out the intro webinar! youtube.com/watch?v=Fn4QGExx…
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Join the @acgme / @DocsWith Initiative webinar on disability accommodations in GME 🏥 Case studies. Practical strategies. What actually works. April 30th 4 pm ET 👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Hear from one of our SMADIE 2926 conference speakers, Laura Bulk, on accessibility in healthcare. SMADIE 2026 is this Saturday, April 25th. Join us. Free to attend; donations support accessibility. Register: tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Confer…
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