In partnership with the Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities (CAPD) The docs with disabilities brings you the Canadian Series. In the first of this 6-part series, Dr. Meeks was joined by Dr. Marie Picard, a first-year psychiatry resident at McGill, for a conversation about how to effectively support disabled learners, how to look after one’s mental health in medical training, and Dr. Picard’s advice for students with disabilities. We begin with an introduction from Dr. Picard. Tr...
Sep 27, 2022•46 min
This is part two of a two-part interview with Dr. Rex Marco, a musculoskeletal oncologist and reconstructive spine surgeon who is living with C3 quadriplegia. He is currently the chief medical ambassador for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, in addition to working as a clinician, investigator, and teacher at Houston Methodist Hospital. In these episodes, Dr. Marco recounts his inquiry, what he’s learned from practicing mindfulness, and how his time as a patient changed how he viewed his...
Sep 26, 2022•39 min
This is part one of a two-part interview with Dr. Rex Marco, a musculoskeletal oncologist and reconstructive spine surgeon who is living with C3 quadriplegia. He is currently the chief medical ambassador for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, in addition to working as a clinician, investigator, and teacher at Houston Methodist Hospital. In these episodes, Dr. Marco recounts his inquiry, what he’s learned from practicing mindfulness, and how his time as a patient changed how he viewed his...
Sep 12, 2022•35 min
Many trainees struggle with obtaining accommodations on the NBME Step examinations. In 2020, after a 3 year long struggle to obtain accommodations through the application process, Dr. Jessica Ramsay affirmed the award of a preliminary injunction, requiring the NBME to provide accommodation. Dr. Ramsay and her attorneys established irreparable harm because she would likely be forced to withdraw from medical school if she could not take the initial test with accommodations and pass. This live reco...
Sep 02, 2022•53 min
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Allison Kessler. Allison Kessler, MD, MSc, is the Section Chief of Renée Crown Center for Spinal Cord Innovation. She is board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine. Dr. Kessler is the Associate Director of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's SCI Medicine Fellowship. She holds appointments at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in the Department of PM&R and Teamwor...
Aug 24, 2022•47 min
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Eugene Alford, an otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon practicing in Houston, Texas, for a conversation about becoming disabled while practicing medicine, the process of returning to work, life after acquiring a disability, and how he views the inclusion of disabled trainees in medicine. Key Words: Physical Disability, Paralysis, Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery
Aug 08, 2022•43 min•Ep. 47
In this episode, Dr. Massaband, Dr. Meeks, and Dr. Poullos discuss accommodations in UME and GME, strategies to find balance in a medical career, and Dr. Massaband's advice for trainees with disabilities and for program directors seeking to better support disabled students. Key Words: BIPOC, Physical Disability, Achromatopsia, Visual Disability, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Jul 13, 2022•48 min•Ep. 46
In Episode 45, Dr. Nathaniel Gleason shares the soul searching that led him from musician to internist. He talks with Dr. Peter Poullos about navigating medical education as a person with blindness, the importance of mentorship, the challenges that trainees with disabilities face, and strategies to improve care for patients with disabilities. Key Words: Physical Disability, Blind, Visual Disability
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 45
In this episode, Dr. Peter Poullos interviews Dr. Ken Sutha. In addition to his work as a pediatric nephrologist, Dr. Sutha works closely with one our hosts, Dr. Poullos in the Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion & Equity. Dr. Sutha discusses his personal journey with disability, the path that led him to pediatric nephrology, and the work he’s done with the Stanford Medicine ADIE. Key Words: BIPOC, Chronic Illness, Kidney Disease, FSGS, Transplant, Pediatrics, Nephrology...
May 09, 2022•49 min•Ep. 44
In this episode, we continue our BIPOC voices series with an interview with Dr. Michael Kim. Dr. Kim is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics and the assistant dean of student affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is closely involved with the University of Minnesota's efforts to make medical school more accessible and supportive for students and has previously worked with Dr. Meeks on the Pathway Project, a research project investigating the performance and trajec...
Apr 12, 2022•44 min•Ep. 43
In Episode 42 in our ongoing BIPOC voices series, we are joined by Dr. Omar Baig. Dr. Baig completed his undergraduate medical education at Baylor College of Medicine before heading to Boston to complete his graduate training at the MGH/McClean psychiatry residency program. In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Dr. Poullos talk with Dr. Baig about the disability resources he utilized throughout his training, and his reasoning for pursuing psychiatry as a specialty. Key Words: BIPOC, Physical Disability...
Mar 28, 2022•46 min•Ep. 42
In this episode, Dr. Meeks and Poullos are joined by Dr. Dinesh Palipana. Dr. Palipana is a lawyer, doctor, researcher, disability advocate, and recipient of the 2021 Queensland Australia of the year award for his work advocating for doctors with disabilities. Dr. Palipana shares his personal experiences as a physician with a disability and how he works to create more inclusive medical spaces and attitudes, in Australia and the United States. Key Words: BIPOC, Physical Disability, Spinal Cord In...
Jan 31, 2022•59 min•Ep. 41
In the fourth installment in our series on BIPOC voices Dr. Woolridge and Dr. Meeks discuss Dr. Woolridge’s journey through medical school as a black man with a disability, the challenges of receiving accommodations for a cognitive disability, and what needs to change to make medicine more welcoming to BIPOC individuals and people with disabilities. Key Words: BIPOC, Cognitive Disability, Accommodations, Dyslexia, Pediatrics
Dec 20, 2021•53 min•Ep. 40
In the third installment in our series on BIPOC voices we have a two-part interview with Dr. Diana Cejas and Dr. Justin Bullock who talk about the intersection between disability and race, their experiences as black physicians with disabilities, what it means to be a good ally, and the value of mentorship, sponsorship, and community throughout one’s career. Guests: Diana Cejas, MD, MPH Assistant professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and faculty of the Carolin...
Nov 29, 2021•24 min•Ep. 39
In the third installment in our series on BIPOC voices we have a two-part interview with Dr. Diana Cejas and Dr. Justin Bullock who talk about the intersection between disability and race, their experiences as black physicians with disabilities, what it means to be a good ally, and the value of mentorship, sponsorship, and community throughout one’s career. Guests: Diana Cejas, MD, MPH Assistant professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and faculty of the Carolin...
Nov 29, 2021•45 min•Ep. 39
In this episode, Dr. Meeks speaks with Emmanuel Asenso Jr., a fourth year medical student at Rowan SOM. Throughout their conversation, they discuss how soon to be doctor Asenso navigates patient encounters with a disability, how his identity as a Black man and an individual with a disability affects his experiences within the medical world, and the barriers that need to be eliminated in order to welcome more disabled individuals and more Black individuals into healthcare spaces. Guests: Podcast ...
Oct 26, 2021•48 min•Ep. 38
As a young adult, Dr. Hammad Aslam was in an automobile accident that caused a traumatic brain injury and a T2 complete spinal cord injury. In this episode, he discusses his journey through medical school and residency, the impact of mentorship throughout his career, how being a wheelchair user has shaped his relationships with patients, and his outlook on life. Dr. Aslam shares how disability has leveled the playing field and allows him to connect with others despite differences in race, religi...
Oct 05, 2021•47 min•Ep. 37
Dr. Lisa Iezzoni is a professor at Harvard Medical school and an internationally recognized health services researcher. In Episode 36 she discusses the ongoing issue of bias against people with disabilities, how this shapes medical education, and the ‘hidden curriculum’ medical students receive that threatens to perpetuate the healthcare disparities for patients with disabilities. Key Words: Chronic Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, Professor of Medicine, Researcher, Health Policy...
Sep 15, 2021•48 min•Ep. 36
In this podcast, Dr. Bliss Temple discusses how #DocsWithDisabilities have the power to inform and improve healthcare all patients and how she brings her disability identity to her medical practice. Key Words: Physical Disability, Wheelchair, Primary Care, Medical Education
Aug 17, 2021•54 min•Ep. 35
In this podcast, Dr. Meeks and Dr. Bulk discuss the experiences of disabled learners in health professions, how to create a more inclusive environment in health professions education, and the emerging research on the value of #DocsWithDisabilities in healthcare professions. Dr. Bulk also recounts her own stories and struggles as a blind individual in Occupational Therapy. Key Words: Physical Disability, Visual Disability, Partially Blind, Occupational Therapy, Researcher...
Jul 13, 2021•55 min•Ep. 34
Dynamic Duo Dr. Cori Poffenger and med student Richie Sapp, leaders in disability advocacy at Stanford Medicine, talk with Dr. Peter Poullos about what drew them to their work in disability education, the curricula they developed and implemented to teach med students how to better care for patients with disabilities, and the impact of amplifying the voices of patients, faculty, med students, and healthcare providers with disabilities. Guests: Podcast Co-host, Peter Poullos, MD, Clinical Associat...
Jun 08, 2021•55 min•Ep. 33
Rana Awdish, MD, FCCP is the author of In Shock, a critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir based on her own illness. A critical care physician and faculty member of Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, she completed her medical degree at Wayne State in 2002 where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society, her residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, and her fellowship training at Henry Ford Hospital where she serves as the cur...
May 04, 2021•52 min•Ep. 32
In this final portion of our 3-part conversation with Dr. Jain, the conversation moves from Political Disclosure to Dr. Jain’s theory about the accommodation paradox , and the closely related capability imperative . Guest: Dr. Neera Jain: Disability Scholar, The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work Key Words: Law, Education, and/or Research, Research, Rehabilitation Counselor, Advocate
Apr 21, 2021•33 min•Ep. 31
In this 3-part series we talk with Dr. Neera Jain about her research on disability in medical education. In Part 2, Dr. Jain continues the discussion of her work, and how the “isms” work together to create oppressive systems. Guest: Dr. Neera Jain: Disability Scholar, The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work Key Words: Law, Education, and/or Research, Research, Rehabilitation Counselor, Advocate
Apr 17, 2021•25 min•Ep. 31
In this 3-part series we talk with Dr. Neera Jain about her research on disability in medical education. The discussion begins with Part 1, where Dr. Jain discusses her work, the topic of political disclosure, and who enacts political disclosure. Guest: Dr. Neera Jain: Disability Scholar, The University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work Key Words: Law, Education, and/or Research, Research, Rehabilitation Counselor, Advocate
Apr 13, 2021•26 min•Ep. 31
In this episode, Dr. Meeks speaks with Drs. Cron and Meiss from the OBGYN residency program at Yale New Haven hospital about their article in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education titled, Training as a Doc with Disabilities . They also discuss the road to Lauren’s “match”, the process of disclosing a disability in residency applications, seeking accommodations as a trainee, Yale’s newly founded advocacy/support group for trainees with disabilities, and Dr. Cron and Meiss’s commitment to educ...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 30
Steven Losorelli, Claire Rhee, and Maïté Van Hentenryck are Stanford Med students and co-founders of Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI). In this lively and slightly irreverent episode, we discuss their motivation for starting the organization, their personal sense of disability and identification, navigating medicine with humor, and challenges with disclosure and accommodations. Guests: Podcast, Co-host, Dr. Peter Poullos, Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford Medi...
Feb 02, 2021•56 min•Ep. 29
In this episode, Dr. Meeks speaks with Dr. Chris Sterwald, chief psychiatry resident at the University of Texas Southwestern about navigating medical training with a physical disability and creating diverse communities in medicine-- including disability. Guest: Dr. Christopher Sterwald, Chief Psychiatry Resident, UT Southwestern Key Words: Physical Disability, Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2021•27 min•Ep. 28
The DocsWithDisabilities Podcast is growing. In a special 6-series run, Dr. Meeks will be joined by co-host Dr. Peter Poullos from the Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition. In this first episode of the series, Dr. Meeks and Poullos interview each other about the origin of the podcast and their respective motivations to grow this resource. They also discuss their views on building a diverse health professions workforce and delve into some personal questions that give us a peek into the personali...
Jan 05, 2021•48 min•Ep. 27
The challenges to help-seeking for medical students and physicians is well-documented, yet solutions to reducing these barriers are lacking. We need a radical reboot. In this 3-part episode we have a critically honest conversation about the barriers to help-seeking and discuss potential next steps to reboot medical education and practice. Key Words: Law, Education, and/or Research
Dec 14, 2020•41 min•Ep. 26
