Disability health in medical education: development, implementation, and evaluation of a pilot curriculum at Stanford School of Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with disabilities face significant healthcare disparities due to barriers to accessing care, negative attitudes of providers, and lack of education on disabilities for healthcare professionals. Physicians report discomfort when interacting with patients with disabilities, adding to the disparity, warranting research on medical school education.

Objective

Two educational interventions were structured: (1) a brief 2-h intervention in the mandatory curriculum and (2) a 9-week elective course which included interactions with individuals with disabilities through workshops and partner programs. We predicted that both of these interventions would result in improvements in attitude and empathy toward individuals with disabilities and reduce student anxiety.

Met

SUBMITTER: Sapp RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408233 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature