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Modern MedEdAuthor: APGO
The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) welcomes APGO-member co-hosts and their featured guests as they discuss relevant and timely topics that impact educators in ob-gyn clerkships and residency programs, through a lens of social justice and advocacy. Season One of Modern MedEd is hosted by Chris Morosky, MD, and co-hosted by Fei Cai, MD, Leslie Hardy Hood, MD, and Renee Morales, MD. This season of Modern MedEd, an APGO podcast was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S2 Educating Students with Learning and Physical Disabilities
Episode 7
Monday, 23 March, 2026
Episode 7: Educating Students with Learning and Physical DisabilitiesGuest: Dr. Lisa MeeksCo-Host: Dr. Renee MoralesCo-Host: Dr. Huma FaridOverviewEpisode 7 of Season 2 of Modern MedEd features a conversation with Dr. Lisa Meeks and co-hosts, Drs. Renee Morales and Huma Farid. They explored how medical education can more effectively support learners with disabilities by embracing systemic change, applying universal design principles, and cultivating a culture of inclusion. Key themes included the prevalence of disabilities among medical students, the persistent barriers to disclosure and accommodation, the role of universal design in reducing the need for individual requests, the influence of hierarchy and institutional culture on whether students feel safe disclosing, and emerging possibilities such as AI‑enabled tools to enhance accessibility in the future.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Supporting Learners with Disabilities01:26 Dr. Lisa Meeks' Focus on Equity in Medical Education02:31 Data on Disability Prevalence, Disclosure Barriers, Safety to Disclose04:36 Structural Barriers and Stigma in Medical Education06:48 Common Disabilities Among Medical Students09:11 Evolution of Attitudes Toward Disability in Medicine11:53 Universal Design, Systemic Approaches13:35 Practical Strategies for Inclusive Education18:49 Assessment Culture and Accessibility22:30 Hierarchy, Power, and Psychological Safety27:22 Faculty Development and Expectations30:05 Supporting Learners in Patient Interactions32:01 Future of Accessibility: Standardization and AI33:58 AI-Supported Precision Accommodations37:51 Mentoring Future Leaders in Disability-Informed Practice38:03 Addressing Myths and Supporting Disclosing Learners40:50 The Power of Kindness and Trust in Disclosure41:30 Conclusion: Culture and Systems Change for InclusionGuests and HostsDr. Lisa MeeksDr. Lisa Meeks' Profile at University of Illinois ChicagoDr. Renee MoralesProvider profiles | Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVMS Medical Group at Old Dominion UniversityDr. Huma Faridhttps://findadoc.bidmc.org/details/2026/huma-farid-obstetrics__gynecology-miltonReferences ReferencesAcademic Medicine Special Supplement Issue on Disability Inclusionhttps://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine/issue/100/Supplement_2 Assessment of Accommodation Requests Reported by a National Sample of US MD Students by Category of Disability, JAMA 2022https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2795360 Removing Barriers and Facilitation Access: Increasing the Number of Physicians with Disabilitieshttps://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine/article/93/4/540/8349097 Financial Support Season Two of Modern MedEd, an APGO podcast, was made possible in part by an unrestricted educational grant from CooperSurgical.
