12/19/24 - Tips for Disability Allyship in Clinical Learning Environments
Thursday, 12/19/24
12:00-1:00 pm
Rhode Island Hospital
George Auditorium
Please feel free to bring your lunch to the workshop.
This session will be recorded for on-demand viewing at a later date
There is a need for enhanced disability awareness, representation, & advocacy in medical education & clinical practice. This session will provide ways to conceptualize and define disability, discuss health disparities that affect people with disabilities, and identify opportunities to address or mitigate ableism in the clinical workplace environment. Participants will be invited to exchange ideas about how to foster more inclusive environments, how to model disability inclusion in UME/GME, and how to serve as an ambassador of anti-ableism in medicine.
Target Audience
This session is open to all faculty, staff and trainees.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
1. Articulate the need for enhancing disability representation & inclusion in medicine.
2. Define ableism and provide examples of how ableism can manifest in clinical or training environments.
3. Identify ways to address or mitigate ableism in medical settings.
4. List strategies to promote authentic expression & disability inclusion among healthcare team members.
Refreshments will be provided.
SPEAKERS:
Melissa Clark, PhD
Professor of Health Services, Policy, & Practice Director of the Survey Research Center
Brown University School of Public Health Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Women & Infants Hospital
Providence, RI
Maggie Salinger, MD, MPP, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
Dorothy Tolchin, MD, EdM
Director of Medical Student Education in PM&R
Harvard Medical School
Mass General Brigham
Planning Committee
Katherine E. Mason, MD
Assistant Dean, Faculty Professional Development
Professor of Pediatrics
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Vice Chair of Pediatric Education
Pediatric Intensivist
Hasbro Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Providence, RI
Chelsea Reyes
Coordinator, Office of Faculty Professional Development
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jennifer Maloney
Assistant Director, CME Accreditation and Special Projects
Brown Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Maria Sullivan
Director, Brown Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.