12 Tips for Including Disability Awareness within Undergraduate Medical Education Curricula [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Abstract

Disability is extremely common, and there is a need for high quality medical school curricula on working with persons with disabilities. The goal of disability training is to provide the proper knowledge and skills to address the unique needs of PWD, mitigate health disparities, and help shape more compassionate and informed physicians. This article presents 12 tips to incorporate disability training into undergraduate medical education. These tips emphasize the inclusion of PWD in all stages of the curriculum, interprofessional education, experiential learning, and exposure to a range of disability types. By leveraging these tips, educators will be able to create effective learning opportunities and improve the future healthcare of PWD.

Keywords

• Disability awareness
• Undergraduate medical education
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Interprofessional education
• eng