D
devva@earthlink.net
Tue, May 2, 2023 12:38 AM
Devva Kasnitz, PhD
Adj Professor, City University of New York-School of Professional
Studies-Disability Studies
Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative
Committee, CA
1614 D Street
Eureka, CA 95501-2345
Text and Voicemail: (510) 206-5767
Email: mailto:devva@earthlink.net devva@earthlink.net
If you don't know me, I prefer email, Skype with IM, or text as I do have a
significant speech impairment.
NOW IN PAPERBACK! Occupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community,
Justice, and Decolonizing Disability
Editors: Block, P., Kasnitz, D., Nishida, A., Pollard, N.
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836
From: smac_national_announcements
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Poullos
Sent: Monday, May 1, 2023 2:04 PM
To: smac_national_announcements@lists.stanford.edu
Subject: [smac_national_announcements] FW: AAMC Webinar on Medical School
Admissions
Please consider registering for this webinar hosted by AAMC on accessible
medical school admissions.
Peter D. Poullos M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology
Founder and Co-Chair, Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion
and Equity (SMADIE) med.stanford.edu/SMADIE
https://med.stanford.edu/smadie.html
Join our listserv https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/iNN3ajT/SMADIE
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650-725-4383 (office)
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From: Meeks, Lisa <meeksli@med.umich.edu mailto:meeksli@med.umich.edu >
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2023 10:56 PM
To: mdisabilityteam@umich.edu mailto:mdisabilityteam@umich.edu
Subject: AAMC Webinar on Medical School Admissions
Hi all,
Info re: webinar below.
The AAMC is pleased to present the webinar "Creating Accessible Medical
School Admissions" on Wednesday, May 24,, 2023, 12:00 - 1:15 pm ET.
Register for the webinar
<https://aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/products/creating-accessible-medical-
school-admissions-may-24> here.
Description
With the changing demographics of the United States, the medical profession
is challenged to produce a workforce representative of the population,
including the 26% identified as having a disability. While medical student
representation has increased in recent years, active recruitment efforts
rarely focus on students with disabilities.
To truly practice disability inclusion, medical schools must remove the
first barrier to medical education-admission. Admissions barriers are
partially grounded in ableism and include long-standing, systematic, and
stereotyped beliefs about disability. Improving admissions processes for
students with disabilities, curating an understanding of disability as a
unique and necessary contributor to a diverse and inclusive workforce, and
reducing ableist belief systems are the first steps towards a more inclusive
physician workforce.
This webinar includes admissions leaders from across the country who will
identify many of the barriers and belief systems for admissions and share
how their institutions implement more inclusive admissions practices.
Speakers
- Deborah Berman, MD, Interim Dean for Admissions, University of
Michigan Medical School; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University
of Michigan Medical Center
- Christina Grabowski, PhD, Associate Dean for Admissions and
Enrollment Management and Associate Professor of Medical Education,
University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
- Charlene Green, PsyD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Outreach, and
Diversity, UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lisa Meeks, PhD, Associate Professor, Learning Health Sciences and
Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Executive Director,
Docs With Disabilities Initiative
Register for the webinar
<https://aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/products/creating-accessible-medical-
school-admissions-may-24> here.
Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA https://pronouns.org/ (She, her, hers)
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Learning Health Sciences
https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/learning-health-sciences
Department of Family Medicine-MDisability Program
https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/programs/mdisability
UM Center for Disability Health and Wellness
https://disabilityhealth.medicine.umich.edu/
University of Michigan Medical School
Director: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org/ DocsWithDisabilities
Initiative
Co-Host:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/docswithdisabilities/id1474844514
Docs with Disabilities Podcast
Email: Meeksli@med.umich.edu mailto:Meeksli@med.umich.edu
Research Assistant: (for all research items and appointments) Rylee Betchkal
(rbetchka@med.umich.edu mailto:rbetchka@med.umich.edu )
Administrative Support: Janelle Burleigh (jburl@med.umich.edu
mailto:jburl@med.umich.edu )
Recent Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h7B7ZWAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be
used for urgent or sensitive issues
Devva Kasnitz, PhD
Adj Professor, City University of New York-School of Professional
Studies-Disability Studies
Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative
Committee, CA
1614 D Street
Eureka, CA 95501-2345
Text and Voicemail: (510) 206-5767
Email: <mailto:devva@earthlink.net> devva@earthlink.net
If you don't know me, I prefer email, Skype with IM, or text as I do have a
significant speech impairment.
NOW IN PAPERBACK! Occupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community,
Justice, and Decolonizing Disability
Editors: Block, P., Kasnitz, D., Nishida, A., Pollard, N.
<http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836>
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836
From: smac_national_announcements
<smac_national_announcements-bounces@lists.stanford.edu> On Behalf Of Peter
Poullos
Sent: Monday, May 1, 2023 2:04 PM
To: smac_national_announcements@lists.stanford.edu
Subject: [smac_national_announcements] FW: AAMC Webinar on Medical School
Admissions
Please consider registering for this webinar hosted by AAMC on accessible
medical school admissions.
Peter D. Poullos M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology
Founder and Co-Chair, Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion
and Equity (SMADIE) med.stanford.edu/SMADIE
<https://med.stanford.edu/smadie.html>
Join our listserv <https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/iNN3ajT/SMADIE>
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/iNN3ajT/SMADIE
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H-1303
Stanford, CA 94305-5105
650-725-4383 (office)
Messages from Peter Poullos are produced utilizing voice recognition
software. Consequently, misrecognition will occasionally cause the software
to type incorrect, unintended words.
From: Meeks, Lisa <meeksli@med.umich.edu <mailto:meeksli@med.umich.edu> >
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2023 10:56 PM
To: mdisabilityteam@umich.edu <mailto:mdisabilityteam@umich.edu>
Subject: AAMC Webinar on Medical School Admissions
Hi all,
Info re: webinar below.
The AAMC is pleased to present the webinar "Creating Accessible Medical
School Admissions" on Wednesday, May 24,, 2023, 12:00 - 1:15 pm ET.
Register for the webinar
<https://aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/products/creating-accessible-medical-
school-admissions-may-24> here.
Description
With the changing demographics of the United States, the medical profession
is challenged to produce a workforce representative of the population,
including the 26% identified as having a disability. While medical student
representation has increased in recent years, active recruitment efforts
rarely focus on students with disabilities.
To truly practice disability inclusion, medical schools must remove the
first barrier to medical education-admission. Admissions barriers are
partially grounded in ableism and include long-standing, systematic, and
stereotyped beliefs about disability. Improving admissions processes for
students with disabilities, curating an understanding of disability as a
unique and necessary contributor to a diverse and inclusive workforce, and
reducing ableist belief systems are the first steps towards a more inclusive
physician workforce.
This webinar includes admissions leaders from across the country who will
identify many of the barriers and belief systems for admissions and share
how their institutions implement more inclusive admissions practices.
Speakers
* Deborah Berman, MD, Interim Dean for Admissions, University of
Michigan Medical School; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University
of Michigan Medical Center
* Christina Grabowski, PhD, Associate Dean for Admissions and
Enrollment Management and Associate Professor of Medical Education,
University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
* Charlene Green, PsyD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Outreach, and
Diversity, UC Davis School of Medicine
* Lisa Meeks, PhD, Associate Professor, Learning Health Sciences and
Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Executive Director,
Docs With Disabilities Initiative
Register for the webinar
<https://aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/products/creating-accessible-medical-
school-admissions-may-24> here.
Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA <https://pronouns.org/> (She, her, hers)
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Learning Health Sciences
<https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/learning-health-sciences>
Department of Family Medicine-MDisability Program
<https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/programs/mdisability>
UM Center for Disability Health and Wellness
<https://disabilityhealth.medicine.umich.edu/>
University of Michigan Medical School
Director: <https://www.docswithdisabilities.org/> DocsWithDisabilities
Initiative
Co-Host:
<https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/docswithdisabilities/id1474844514>
Docs with Disabilities Podcast
Email: Meeksli@med.umich.edu <mailto:Meeksli@med.umich.edu>
Research Assistant: (for all research items and appointments) Rylee Betchkal
(rbetchka@med.umich.edu <mailto:rbetchka@med.umich.edu> )
Administrative Support: Janelle Burleigh (jburl@med.umich.edu
<mailto:jburl@med.umich.edu> )
Recent Publications
<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h7B7ZWAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra>
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