Prevalence of Disability and Use of Accommodation Among US Allopathic Medical School Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Karina Pereira-Lima; Melissa A Plegue; Ben Case; Bonnielin K Swenor; Kurt Herzer; Rylee Betchkal; Lisa M Meeks

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18310

Prevalence of Disability and Use of Accommodation Among US Allopathic Medical School Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2318310. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18310.

Authors

Karina Pereira-Lima¹, Melissa A Plegue², Ben Case³, Bonnielin K Swenor⁴, Kurt Herzer⁵, Rylee Betchkal³, Lisa M Meeks^{6

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, Department of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Meeks Research Lab, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁵ Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁶ Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
⁷ Center for Disability Health and Wellness, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This survey study assesses self-disclosures of disability, disability types, and accommodation needs reported by US allopathic medical schools in 2021 vs 2015 and 2019.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Humans
Pandemics
Prevalence
Schools, Medical
Students, Medical*

Grants and funding

T32 HL110952/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States