Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OG2-2-3
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
The Good Student or the Good Patient? The Barriers Encountered by Undergraduate Medical Students with Disabilities at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The American Association of Medical College's Lived Experience report was released in March 2018 with hopes of broadening the diversity of medical students to include more of those with disabilities (Meeks & Jain, 2018). In response to this publication, we replicated this study with the research question "What are the barriers encountered by undergraduate medical students with disabilities at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine?". The Lived Experience Project provides a unique opportunity to learn about, and compare the experiences of, participants in this study to medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Meeks & Jain, 2018). In doing so, the research explored the climate and culture at NOSM and how this affects the treatment and education of students with disabilities, including the barriers they face throughout medical school.
Methods
A qualitative descriptive study design was used. Data was collected using an initial demographics-based survey followed by a semi-structured interview. Interviews were conducted in person or by telephone Data was transcribed and analysed using Braun & Clarke Thematic Analysis (2013).
Results
It was found that the participants identified barriers directly associated with their medical education in addition to barriers indirectly associated with their medical education and finally, barriers outside of medical school.
Conclusion
The barriers encountered by medical students with disabilities at NOSM supported the themes and barriers identified in Meeks and Jain's (2018) Lived Experience Report. Implications for this research include reviews of accommodation policies, revision of technical standards at a national and institutional level as well as strengthened communication between the student, the medical school, faculty, and administration.
Keyword 1
medical students with disabilities
Keyword 2
medical education
Keyword 3
Inclusion
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Student Affairs
Additional Theme (First choice)
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Rachel Belanger
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
