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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
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From: Meeks, Lisa <meeksli@med.umich.edu mailto:meeksli@med.umich.edu >
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2023 10:56 PM
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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
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(rbetchka@med.umich.edu mailto:rbetchka@med.umich.edu )
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mailto:jburl@med.umich.edu )
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h7B7ZWAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra


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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> ********************************************************** Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues