Internal Medicine Program Directors' Perceptions About Accommodating Residents with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While 26% of US adults are disabled, only 3.1 to 9.3% of practicing physicians report having a disability. Ableism within medical training and practice diminishes physician diversity and wellbeing and contributes to healthcare disparities.

Objective

Explore physician barriers to disability equity and inclusion by examining internal medicine (IM) program directors' (PD) perspectives about recruiting and accommodating residents with disabilities (RWD).

Design

Qualitative study involving semi-structured virtual interviews (conducted December 2022-September 2023; analyzed through December 2023).

Participants

PDs were recruited via email. Purposive sampling captured program diversity in size, location, and affiliations. Convenience sampling ensured PD div

SUBMITTER: Salinger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780235 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature