Fostering Belonging: Perceptions of Disability Inclusion in Medical Education Among Students With Disabilities

Neera Jain, PhD, MS, and Erene Stergiopoulos, MD, MA, join host Toni Gallo to discuss their new study of the experiences of students with disabilities during the first 2 years of medical school, which is part of this year’s Research in Medical Education (RIME) collection. Also joining the conversation are RIME Committee member Andrea Leep Hunderfund, MD, MHPE, and AAMC MedEdSCHOLAR Rosaysela Santos, PhD. This episode is the first in this year’s RIME series. Check back next month for the next episode. Read the article discussed and access the episode transcript at academicmedicineblog.org. 

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