cognitivedisability

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 recording took place in July 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio at the Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education annual conference.

The panelists consisted of disability consultants, faculty who study performance on NBME exams, and the attorneys who work with trainees denied accommodation on these exams. 

Episode 49 Transcript 

Key Words: Cognitive Disability, ADHD, Dyslexia, Law, Pediatrics, Medical Student, Medical Education  

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

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 Co-host, Lisa M. Meeks, PHD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Future Dr. Emmanuel Asenso Jr, Rowan School of Medicine 

Key Words: BIPOC, Cognitive Disability, Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder, Medical Student

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, religion, and cultural background. 

Guests: 

Podcast Co-host, Peter Poullos, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford Medicine and Founder and Co-Chair, Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalitiion (SMAC)

Hammad Aslam, MD, FAAMPR, Physiatrist, Medical Director, Northside Glancy Rehabilitation Center

Key Words: BIPOC, Physical Disability, T2 Spinal Cord Injury, SCI, Wheelchair, Cognitive Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Advocate

We loved having Dr. Chris M. Law last week so much that we invited him back this week. Join us as we talk about Web Accessibility, Cognitive Disability and Predictive Text. 

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 Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford Medicine and Founder and Director, Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC).

Cori Poffenberger, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Development and Wellness for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, soon to be at the University of New Mexico.

Richie Sapp, MS, MD Candidate 2021 - Medical Student, Stanford School of Medicine, rising Emergency Medicine resident at Harvard, Leader in disability advocacy at Stanford Medicine.

Key Words: Physical Disability, Wheelchair, Cognitive Disability, Intellectual and Learning Disability, Law, Education, and/or Research, Emergency Medicine, Medical Student

Shell Little actually studied accessibility in college – making her a rare example of someone who didn't "stumble" into accessibility but hit the job market knowing exactly what she wanted to do. Still, she didn't know that she, herself, was part of the demographic that benefitted from inclusive design. Now an inclusive design lead on Wells Fargo's Accessible User Experience team and accomplished speaker in her own right, Shell shares her journey, talks about what a "Cognitive disability" can really mean, and even explains the surprising connection between accessibility and cosmetology.

AnDread and Columbus film critics Hope Madden and George Wolf cover Relic (2020). We discuss gothic metaphors of the mind, dilemmas of caring for elderly parents, and compassion for people with dementia. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode015

In this episode we chat with Walker Keenan, a psychiatry resident at Yale University and graduate of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. In this episode, Walker discusses his path to self-advocacy, how his multiple marginalized identities inform medicine, what it means to be ableist and why #DocsWithDisabilities are a benefit to the physician workforce.

Key Words: Cognitive Disability, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Psychiatry