Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Medical Education

Prevalence Study

This study was designed to benchmark and follow the number of allopathic (MD) medical students who disclose disability and register with disability services over a period of 10 years. 

Wave 1 of data collection and benchmarking 2015-16

Wave 2 of data collection 2018-19

Wave 3 of data collection 2021-22

Wave 4 of data collection 2025-26

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Team: 

Research Manager: Ben Case

PI: Lisa Meeks 

Analysts: Kurt Herzer, Missy Plague 

Researchers: Bonnie Swenor

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Publications: 

Meeks, L. M., & Herzer, K. R. (2016). Prevalence of self-disclosed disability among medical students in US allopathic medical schools. Jama, 316(21), 2271-2272.

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Meeks LM, Case B, Herzer K, Plegue M, Swenor BK. Change in Prevalence of Disabilities and Accommodation Practices Among US Medical Schools, 2016 vs 2019. Jama. 2019 Nov 26;322(20):2022-4.

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Building a pipeline for the biomedical workforce

Success and attrition among deaf healthcare students and professionals: Describing an underrepresented minority segment of the healthcare workforce. 

PI: Chris Moreland, Co-PI: Lisa Meeks

Multisite Performance and Trajectory Study

Performance and trajectory of medical students with disabilities

12 institutions

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January 2020-May 2020

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PI's: Dr's Lisa Meeks and Micheal Kim

Co-I's: 

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Institutional Impact Study 

AIM: Identify institutional impact of non-accommodation on USMLE exams

PI: Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, Co-I: Kristina Peterson, PhD

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January 2020-April 2020

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Psychological Disabilities

Our team is conducting a rapid review of the literature to discern the literature on accommodations for psychological disabilities in health science programs

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TEAM:

Patricia Anderson

Fragoso Ligia Fragoso-Delgado

Legal Trends  

Our team is working to catalog legal cases involving health science programs to identify trends and inform best practice in health science education and disability inclusion.

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TEAM:

Maher Budron

Sarah Pancino