PROJECTS
Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) Study
AAMC Data
PI's
Lisa Meeks, PHD, MA
Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH
Dowin Boatright, MD
Team
Karina Pereira-Lima, PhD
Mytien Nguyen, MS (MD/PHD c)
Zoie Sheets, MD, MPH
Study eResearch ID: HUM00258874
University of Michigan Medical School Medical School Institutional Review Board (IRBMED)
Prevalence of Disability and Accommodation Use in Traditional Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Programs in the US
PI
Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA
Co-I's
Jaclyn Bandell, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Vanessa Cameron MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CEN, CNL
Brandy Jackson, MSN, MBA, RN
Katie Pawloski, Ph.D., RN, CMSRN, CNE
Students: Lydia Smeltz, Rylee Betchkal, Tess Carichner
Study eResearch ID: HUM00251303
Recognizing and Addressing Ableism and Bias in
Medical and Nursing Education Training
A Qualitative Study
PI's
Lisa Meeks, PHD, MA
Abigail Konopasky, PhD
Co-Investigators
Justin Bullock, MD, MPH (PhD-c)
Hannah Anderson, MBA
Neera Jain PhD
VALIDATE Study:
Vetted Accommodations and Learning Implementation for Disabilities in Medical Education
PI's:
Lisa Meeks, PhD and Peter Poullos, MD
Team:
Suchi Rastogi, Zainub Dhanani and Matthew Sullivan
VALIDATE STUDY
DISCERN STUDY
Disability Inclusion in Specialty Choice Evaluation for Residency and Niche Fields
AIMS
1. To investigate whether students with disabilities are being counseled out of specialties
2. To determine if there is a relationship between speciality counseling, disability category, gender, race/ethnicity, first generation to college, and parental legacy in medicine.
PI
Lisa Meeks, PhD
Co-I's
Stacie Jhaveri, MD
Diane Young, MD
Team
Rylee Betchkal
Mytien Nguyen
Eboni Porter
Study eResearch ID: HUM00254797 University of Michigan Medical School Medical School Institutional Review Board (IRBMED)
Residents With Disabilities
AIMS
1. Conduct an Assessment of the Prevalence of Disability in Residency Across Specialities
2. Conduct an Assessment of Accommodation Use in Residency Programs
PI's:
Lisa Meeks, Srijan Sen
Team:
Karina Pereira-Lima, Erene Stergiopoulos, Elena Frank
Katherine Ross
The Pathway Project
Performance and trajectory of medical students with disabilities
11 institutions
January 2020-May 2020
Co-PI's: Lisa Meeks, PhD and Michael Kim MD
Ben Case, Christopher Moreland
Lab Student: Caitlyn Coates
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Policy ReviewMCC provides full policy review, recommendations, and drafts new policies for health science institutions.
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Complex Case ReviewMCC accepts limited complex case reviews offering a second opinion for institutions seeking outside consultation.
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Technical Standards Review and DevelopmentMCC provides support to technical standards committees and also provides comprehensive technical standards drafting for health science programs.
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Program EvaluationMCC provides program review for health science programs exclusively.
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Faculty TrainingMCC provides on-site and remote faculty training.
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Employment Searches for Disability ProfessionalsMCC can help draft job descriptions, offer consultation on office structure, and serve as a consultant to the hiring committee evaluating applicants candidacy for disability service professional positions.
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Disability Professional TrainingMCC can arrange to train new and newerdisability resource professionals on an individual or group basis.
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Continuous ConsultMCC is retained on a 'as needed' consult coverage with a limited number of institutions per year. This provides access to consultation within 48 hours as needed, while developing an ongoing relationship with school officials.
Prevalence Study
Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Medical Education
This study was designed to benchmark and follow the number of allopathic (MD) medical students who disclose a disability and register with disability services over a period of 10 years. We recently added osteopathic (DO) schools to the survey.
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
Team:
Research Manager: Ben Case
PI: Lisa Meeks
Analysts: Kurt Herzer, Missy Plegue
Researchers: Bonnie Swenor
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Policy ReviewMCC provides full policy review, recommendations, and drafts new policies for health science institutions.
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Complex Case ReviewMCC accepts limited complex case reviews offering a second opinion for institutions seeking outside consultation.
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Technical Standards Review and DevelopmentMCC provides support to technical standards committees and also provides comprehensive technical standards drafting for health science programs.
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Program EvaluationMCC provides program review for health science programs exclusively.
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Faculty TrainingMCC provides on-site and remote faculty training.
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Employment Searches for Disability ProfessionalsMCC can help draft job descriptions, offer consultation on office structure, and serve as a consultant to the hiring committee evaluating applicants candidacy for disability service professional positions.
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Disability Professional TrainingMCC can arrange to train new and newerdisability resource professionals on an individual or group basis.
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Continuous ConsultMCC is retained on a 'as needed' consult coverage with a limited number of institutions per year. This provides access to consultation within 48 hours as needed, while developing an ongoing relationship with school officials.
Psychological Disabilities
Our team is conducting a review of the literature to discern the best practice for accommodations for psychological disabilities in health science programs
TEAM:
Zoie Sheets
Michael Kim
Legal Trends
Our team is working to catalog legal cases involving health science programs to identify trends and inform best practices in health science education and disability inclusion.
TEAM:
Lisa Meeks, PhD
Maher Budron
Caitlyn Coates
Swathi Mettela
US-DO Programs
Prevalence Study
Team:
PI: Lisa Meeks
Co-I: Ben Case
Analyst: Missy Plegue
This study was designed to benchmark and follow the number of osteopathic medical students who disclose a disability and register with disability services over a period of 10 years.
Wave 1 of data collection and benchmarking 2020
Wave 2 of data collection 2022
Wave 3 of data collection 2024
Wave 4 of data collection 2026
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Policy ReviewMCC provides full policy review, recommendations, and drafts new policies for health science institutions.
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Complex Case ReviewMCC accepts limited complex case reviews offering a second opinion for institutions seeking outside consultation.
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Technical Standards Review and DevelopmentMCC provides support to technical standards committees and also provides comprehensive technical standards drafting for health science programs.
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Program EvaluationMCC provides program review for health science programs exclusively.
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Faculty TrainingMCC provides on-site and remote faculty training.
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Employment Searches for Disability ProfessionalsMCC can help draft job descriptions, offer consultation on office structure, and serve as a consultant to the hiring committee evaluating applicants candidacy for disability service professional positions.
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Disability Professional TrainingMCC can arrange to train new and newerdisability resource professionals on an individual or group basis.
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Continuous ConsultMCC is retained on a 'as needed' consult coverage with a limited number of institutions per year. This provides access to consultation within 48 hours as needed, while developing an ongoing relationship with school officials.
