Introduction to Disability and Antiableist Health Care: A Pilot, Student-Led Module for Preclinical Medical Students.

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Abstract

Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians often care for disabled patients, who comprise America's largest marginalized population. Despite medical students' and physicians' discomfort with caring for disabled patients and the pervasiveness of ableism in health care, medical education lacks disability-focused education. Kern's approach to curriculum development and disability community input were used to design a three-part, elective curriculum for first-year medical students. Part one introduced disability models and language. Part two described how to perform a comprehensive history and physical examination for a disabled patient using ADEPT-CARE. Part three provided an overview of disability history and the disability rights movement. The curriculum's goal was to

SUBMITTER: Smeltz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11031297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature