Question 1

Publications 2026

Accepted Answer

Nguyen, M., Rastogi, S., Pereira-Lima, K. et al. Intersectionality of Disability Status, Family Income, Race, and Ethnicity with Taking a Leave of Absence During Medical School. J GEN INTERN MED 41, 583–585 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09662-9

Viglianti, E.M., Oliverio, A.L., Lee, K.T. et al. Reporting of Sexual Harassment: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study Among US Interns. J GEN INTERN MED (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-10125-4

Hemstreet BA, Morello CM, Langham EF, Qualantone T, Shah KP, Rosso D, Meeks LM. Challenging ableism in pharmacy education: a call for inclusive technical standards. Am J Pharm Educ. 2026;90(3):101942. doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.101942.

Christopher J. Moreland, Lisa M. Meeks. Disability Inclusion as Equity in Medicine: From Position Statements to Practice. Ann Intern Med. [Epub 10 March 2026]. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-25-05480

Sheets ZC, Nouri Z, Conrad SS, et al. Workplace Accommodations and Attrition Among Physicians With Disabilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(3):e261922. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1922

Moreland CJ, Pereira-Lima K, Lee KT, et al. Disability Accommodation Access and Requests in US Internal Medicine Residents With Disabilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(3):e263392. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.3392

Question 2

Publications 2025

Accepted Answer

Nguyen M, Bullock JL, Pereira-Lima K, et al. Prevalence and Sources of Disability-Based Discrimination in a National Sample of Graduating Medical Students. JAMA Intern Med. 2025;185(9):1164–1166. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.3148

Moreland, Christopher J. MD, MPH; Plegue, Melissa MA; Sheets, Zoie C. MD, MPH; Pereira-Lima, Karina PhD; Jain, Neera R. PhD; Stergiopoulos, Erene MD, MA; Case, Ben MPH; Addams, Amy; Meeks, Lisa M. PhD. Perceptions of the Learning Environment Among Medical Students with Disabilities and the Impact of Program Access. Academic Medicine ():10.1097/ACM.0000000000006086, June 30, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006086

Nguyen, M., Rastogi, S., Pereira-Lima, K. et al. Intersectionality of Disability Status, Family Income, Race, and Ethnicity with Taking a Leave of Absence During Medical School. J GEN INTERN MED (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09662-9

Huth, Kathleen MD, MMSc; Newman, Lori MEd; Meeks, Lisa PhD, MA; Wolbrink, Traci MD, MPH. Creating Accessible Online Content for Health Professions Education. Academic Medicine 100(7):p 874, July 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005970 
 
Jamal-Eddine SA, Carichner T, Morrow L, Cameron V, Patrick J, Aul K, Jackson B, Meeks LM. Advancing disability inclusion in nursing education: A call for national data collection and collective leadership. J Prof Nurs. 2025;41:28 May. doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.05.028.

Eidtson WH, Nguyen M, Hodgens TM, Pereira-Lima K, Fancher TL, Sheets ZC, Smeltz L, Rastogi S, Curry RH, Jain S, Green C, Grabowski CJ, Patwari R, LaRochelle JS, Francis J, Moreland CJ, Tarlanov S, Stauffer C, Hardin B, Tolby L, Abrams G, Low C, Betchkal R, Arnold J, Coates C, Park YS, Meeks LM, Kim MH. Compounded Challenges: The Impact of Race and Disability on Leave of Absence and Time to Graduation During Undergraduate Medical Education. Acad Med. Published online June 11, 2025. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000006125

Broskowski, E., Triano, S. E., James, K., Betchkal, R., Echols, K. L., Hawks, S., Ogah, O., Nguyen, M., & Meeks, L. M. (2025). The Role, Challenges, and Employment Characteristics of Disability Resource Professionals in Medical Education: A National Study. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 12. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205251344771

Sheets ZC, Nguyen M, Hardin B, et al. Diversity Statements and Pediatric Residency Program and Department Characteristics. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(5):e2513013. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13013

Nguyen M, Schroth SL, Pereira-Lima K, et al. Disability Status and Induction Into US Medical Honor Societies. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(1):e2454180. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54180

Jackson BL, Cameron VK, Hodgens TM, et al. Disability and Accommodation Use in US Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(2):e2461038. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61038

Charnsangavej, N, Truong, U, Meeks, LM. Proactive Approaches for a Wheelchair User in Pediatric Residency: A Case Study for Disability Inclusion,
Academic Pediatrics, Volume 25, Issue 3, 2025, 102619,
ISSN 1876-2859, doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.102619.

Salinger, M., Nguyen, M., Moreland, C.J. et al. Internal Medicine Program Directors’ Perceptions About Accommodating Residents with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study. J GEN INTERN MED40, 198–206 (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08936-y

Question 3

Publications 2024

Accepted Answer

Jain, NR, Stergiopoulos, E, Addams, A., Moreland, CJ, Meeks, LM. “[We] need a seismic shift”: Disabled student perspectives on disability inclusion in U.S. medical education. Acad Med. ():10.1097/ACM.0000000000005842, August 8, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005842.

Salinger, M., Nguyen, M., Moreland, CJ, *Thorndike A, *Meeks LM. Internal Medicine Program Directors’ Perceptions About Accommodating Residents with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study. J GEN INTERN MED (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08936-y.

Meeks, LM and Bullock, JL. Transforming Medical Education: Implementing  
“Disruptors” to Break the Cycle of Ableism. Invited Commentary. Med 
Educ.  2024; 58(9): 1023-1025. doi:10.1111/medu.15445.

Brown-Young, Diane MD1; Papich, Theresa A.2; Jhaveri, Stacie MD3; Nielsen, Craig MD4; Pardee, Marcy MEd5; Betchkal, Rylee6; Porter, Eboni MEd7; Meeks, Lisa PhD, MA8. Informed Inclusion Model: Medical Student Wheelchair User in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. Academic Medicine ():10.1097/ACM.0000000000005743, April 19, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005743

Nguyen M*, Meeks LM*, Sheets ZC, et al. Outcomes of the Main Residency Match for Applicants With Disability. JAMA. Published online April 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5000

Nguyen, M*, Meeks, LM*, Pereira-Lima, K, Bullock, JL, Addams AN, Moreland, CJ, Boatright, DB. Association of race, ethnicity, and multiple disability status on medical student burnout. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7(1):e2351046. Doi:10:1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51046.

Smeltz, L Havercamp, SM, Meeks LM. Aspiring to Disability Consciousness in Health Professions Training. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(1):E54-61. Doi:10.1001/amajethics.2024.54.

Question 4

Publications 2023

Accepted Answer

Khan S, Mediavilla E, Bisnett D, Meeks LM. Innovation for disability inclusion in dentistry: A case study. Journal of Dental Education. 2023 Oct. DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13409. PMID: 37904569.

Meeks LM, McKee MM. Disability Training Needed to Increase Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Representation in Academic Medicine. Academic Medicine. 2023 Jan 1;98(1):7.

Meeks LM,  Pereira-Lima K,  Plegue M, et al.  Disability, program access, empathy and burnout in US medical students: A national study. Med Educ.  2023; 57(6): 523-534. doi:10.1111/medu.14995

Pereira-Lima K, Meeks LM, Ross KE, Marcelin JR, Smeltz L, Frank E, Sen S. Barriers to Disclosure of Disability and Request for Accommodations Among First-Year Resident Physicians in the US. JAMA Network Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e239981-.

Pereira-Lima K, Plegue MA, Case B, et al. Prevalence of Disability and Use of Accommodation Among US Allopathic Medical School Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open.2023;6(6):e2318310. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18310

Singh S, Meeks LM. Disability inclusion in medical education: towards a quality improvement approach. Medical Education. 2023 Jan;57(1):102-7.

Viglianti EM, Meeks LM, Oliverio AL, Lee KT, Iwashyna TJ, Hingle ST. Self-reported Sexual Harassment and Subsequent Reporting Among Internal Medicine Residency Trainees in the US. JAMA Intern Med.2023;183(3):269–271. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6108

Viglianti EM, Meeks LM, Oliverio AL, Lee KT, Iwashyna TJ, Hingle ST. Self-reported Sexual Harassment and Subsequent Reporting Among Internal Medicine Residency Trainees in the US. JAMA internal medicine. 2023 Mar 1;183(3):269-71.

Viglianti EM, Oliverio AL, Pereira-Lima K, et al. Variation by Institution in Sexual Harassment Experiences Among US Medical Interns. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(12):e2349129. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49129

Viglianti EM, Meeks LM, Oliverio AL. Underreported Sexual Harassment Gives False Impression That the Situation Is Better Than It Is—Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(7):742–743. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.1113

Petersen KH, Jain NR, Case B, Jain S, Solomon SL, Meeks LM. Compassionate Off-Ramps: The Availability of Terminal Master's Degrees in US Medical Schools. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. 2023 Mar;10:23821205231164022.

Question 5

Publications 2022

Accepted Answer

Meeks LM, Conrad SS, Nouri Z, Moreland CJ, Hu X, Dill MJ. Patient And Coworker Mistreatment Of Physicians With Disabilities: Study examines mistreatment of physicians with disabilities. Health Affairs. 2022 Oct 1;41(10):1396-402.

Meeks LM, Pereira-Lima K, Plegue M, et al. Assessment of Accommodation Requests Reported by a National Sample of US MD Students by Category of Disability. JAMA. Published online August 11, 2022. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.12283

Moreland, C.J., Meeks, L.M., Nahid, M. et al. Exploring accommodations along the education to employment pathway for deaf and hard of hearing healthcare professionals. BMC Med Educ 22, 345 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03403-w

Singh S, Meeks LM. Disability Inclusion in Medical Education: Towards a Quality Improvement Approach. Med Educ. 2022 Jul 15. doi: 10.1111/medu.14878.

Stergiopoulos E, Zaheer J, Meeks LM. Grit and Burnout in the Physician Workforce. JAMA Surg.2022;157(4):354. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6347

Meeks LM, Cleary J, Horwitz A, et al. Analysis of Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Impairment Among Physicians Across Intern Year. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(1):e2144919. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44919

Meeks LM, Plegue M, Swenor BK, et al. The Performance and Trajectory of Medical Students With Disabilities: Results From a Multisite, Multicohort Study. Acad Med. 2022;97(3):389-397. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000004510

Stauffer C, Case B, Moreland CJ, Meeks LM. Technical Standards from Newly Established Medical Schools: A Review of Disability Inclusive Practices. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. January 2022. doi:10.1177/23821205211072763

Wallon RC, Gossett J, Meeks LM. It took a pandemic: Enduring lessons for improving accessibility in medical education. Disability Compliance for Higher Education. 2022 Jun;27(11):1-5.

Petersen KH, Jain NR, Case B, Jain S, Meeks LM (2022) Impact of USMLE Step-1 accommodation denial on US medical schools: A national survey. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266685. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266685.

Malloy-Post, R, Jones, T, Montero, P, Schockley, R, Beck, DR, Brown, N, Granville, LL, Adams, J, Meeks, LM. Perioperative Clerkship Design for Students with Physical Disabilities: A Model for Implementation. J. Surg Educ. November 11, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.10.009.

Meeks LM, Stergiopoulos E, Petersen KH. Institutional Accountability for Students With Disabilities: A Call for Liaison Committee on Medical Education Action. Acad Med. 2021 Oct. DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004471. PMID: 34670236.

Question 6

Publications 2021

Accepted Answer

Meeks, LM; Stergiopoulos, E; Petersen, KH.  Institutional Accountability for Students With Disabilities, Academic Medicine: October 19, 2021 - Volume - Issue - doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004471

Malloy-Post, R, Jones, T, Montero, P, Schockley, R, Beck, DR, Brown, N, Granville, LL, Adams, J, Meeks, LM. Perioperative Clerkship Design for Students with Physical Disabilities: A Model for Implementation. J. Surg Educ. November 11, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.10.009.

Bullock, J,  Kimberg, LS, Meeks, LM, Trauma-Informed Transformation of Evaluation and Licensure for Physicians With Mental Illness. J. Hosp. Med 2021;7;434-437. Published Online First June 11, 2021. doi:10.12788/jhm.3648 
 
Meeks LM, Case B, Stergiopoulos E, Evans BK, Petersen KH. Structural Barriers to Student Disability Disclosure in US-Allopathic Medical Schools. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2021 May 26;8:23821205211018696. doi: 10.1177/23821205211018696. PMID: 34104788; PMCID: PMC8161841.
 
Meeks LM, Case B, Joshi H, Graves L, Harper DM. Prevalence, Plans, and Perceptions: Disability in Family Medicine Residencies. Fam Med. 2021;53(5):338-346. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2021.616867. 
 
Purkiss J, Plegue M, Grabowski CJ, Kim MH, Jain S, Henderson MC, Meeks LM. Examination of Medical College Admission Test Scores and US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Scores Among Students With Disabilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110914. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10914. PMID: 34019088; PMCID: PMC8140368.
 
Singh S, Meeks LM, Dhaliwal U. Forging an ethical pathway: Disability accommodation, diverse voices, and standards of care. Indian J Med Ethics. 2020 Oct-Dec;V(4):1-9. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2020.109. PMID: 34018950.
 
Nouri Z, Dill MJ, Conrad SS, Moreland CJ, Meeks LM. Estimated Prevalence of US Physicians With Disabilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(3):e211254. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1254

Meeks LM. COVID-19 Communication—The Need for Humanity, Empathy, and Grace. JAMA. 2021;325(8):725–726. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.0119
 
Stergiopoulos E, Fragoso L, Meeks LM. Cultural Barriers to Help-Seeking in Medical Education. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):155–156. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7567
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Meeks LM, Case B, Joshi H, Harper D, Graves L. Disability Policies and Practices in Family Medicine Residencies: A CERA Study. Family Medicine. 2021;53(3):211-4.
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Patwari, R; Ferro-Lusk, M; Finley, ; Meeks, LM. Using a Diagnostic OSCE to Discern Deficit From Disability in Struggling Students, Academic Medicine: February 2021 - Volume 96 - Issue 2 - p 228-231 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003421

Stauffer C, Case B, Moreland CJ, Meeks LM. Technical Standards from Newly Established Medical Schools: A Review of Disability Inclusive Practices. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. January 2022. doi:10.1177/23821205211072763

Stergiopoulos E, Zaheer J, Meeks LM. Grit and Burnout in the Physician Workforce. JAMA Surg. Published online December 08, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6347

Question 7

Publications 2020

Accepted Answer

Meeks LM, Case B, Plegue M, Moreland CJ, Jain S, Taylor N. National prevalence of disability and clinical accommodations in medical education. J Med Educ Curric Dev, 2020;7:1-4. PMCID: PMC7592311 
 
Viglianti EM, Meeks LM, Oliverio, A. Patient-perpetrated harassment policies in patient bills of rights and responsibilities at US academic medical centers.  JAMA Open, 2020. 
Curry, R, Meeks, L, Iezzoni, L. Beyond Technical Standards: A Competency-Based Framework for Access and Inclusion in Medical Education 2020.
 
Meeks LM, Maraki I, Singh S, Curry RH. Global commitments to disability inclusion in health professions. Lancet (London, England). 2020 Mar 14;395(10227):852.
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Reed N, Meeks LM, Swenor B. Disability & COVID-19: Who counts depends on who is counted: 
Lancet Public Health 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/
 
Meeks LM, Plegue M, Case B., Swenor B, Sen S. Disclosure of psychological disability in medical education. JAMA Open, 2020;3(7):e2011165.
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Panzer KV, Maraki I, Cross T, Meeks LM. Podcast possibilities: Asynchronous mentoring for learners with disabilities. Medical education. 2020 Mar 20.
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Swenor, B., Munoz, B., & Meeks, L. M. (2020). A decade of decline: Grant funding for researchers with disabilities 2008 to 2018.  Plus One 2020 Mar 3;15(3):e0228686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228686.

Question 8

Publications 2019

Accepted Answer

Meeks, L. M., Case, B., Herzer, K., Plegue, M., & Swenor, B. K. (2019). Change in Prevalence of Disabilities and Accommodation Practices Among US Medical Schools, 2016 vs 2019. JAMA.
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Swenor, B., & Meeks, L. M. (2019). Disability Inclusion—Moving Beyond Mission Statements. NEJM.
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Meeks, L. M., Jain, N. R., Moreland, C., Taylor, N., Brookman, J. C., & Fitzsimons, M. (2019). Realizing a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce: Equal Access for Residents With Disabilities. JGME.
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Lisa M. Meeks, Peter Poullos, Bonnielin K. Swenor, (2019). Creative Approaches to the Inclusion of Medical Students with Disabilities. AEM.
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Lapedis CJ, Meeks LM. (2019) Burnout contagion. Ann Intern Med. 
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Engelman A, Case B, Meeks L M., et al. (2019) Conducting health policy analysis in primary care research: turning clinical ideas into action. Family Medicine and Community Health.
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Meeks LM., Jain, NR, Herzer, K. (2019) In reply to lawson et al.  Academic Medicine. 
 
Meeks, LM, Ramsey, Lyons, Spencer, Lee (2019). Wellness and Work: Mixed Messages in Residency Training. Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM).
 
Meeks LM, Liao P, Kim, N. (2019) Using Twitter to promote awareness of disabilities in medicine. Medical Education.

Question 9

Publications 2015 - 2019

Accepted Answer

Viglianti, E. M., Oliverio, A. L., & Meeks, L. M. (2018). Sexual harassment and abuse: when the patient is the perpetrator. Lancet.
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Meeks, L. M., Herzer, K., & Jain, N. R. (2018). Removing barriers and facilitating access: Increasing the number of physicians with disabilities. Academic Medicine.
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Meeks LM, Engleman A, Argenyi M, Booth A. (2018). Deaf and hard of hearing learners in emergency medicine: A case study. West J Emerg Med.
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Meeks LM, Richards A, Chang A, VanSchaik S. (2017). Working with students with disabilities: Simulation-based faculty development.  Medical Education.
 
Meeks LM, Jain NR, Herzer KR. (2016). Universal design: Supporting students with color vision deficiency (CVD) in medical education. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.
 
Meeks LM, Herzer KR. (2016). Prevalence of self-disclosed disability among medical students in U.S. allopathic medical schools. JAMA.
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Meeks LM, Laird-Metke E, Jain N, Rollins M, Gandhi S, Stechert M. (2015). Accommodating Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in operating room environments: A case study.  Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.
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Meeks LM, Herzer KR. (2015) Accommodated MCAT time and performance measurements. JAMA.

Question 10

National Reports

Accepted Answer

Meeks LM, Jain NR. Accessibility, inclusion, and action in medical education: Lived experiences of learners and physicians with disabilities. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges. March 13, 2018.

Question 11

Coalition Corner Articles (Brief-Applied Articles about Medical Education and Disability)

Accepted Answer

Meeks LM, Sullivan L. Appropriately staffing DS offices in health science education. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2019;24(6):1-5.​
 
Meeks, L. M.,& Hall, E. (2019). The case for comprehensive case notes in health sciences. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 24(8), 1-5.
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Meeks, L. M.(2019). The new normal: Disability inclusion in health science education. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 24(9), 1-4.
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Sullivan L, Meeks LM.  Big solutions for small groups in health science programs. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2018;23(8), 1-7.
 
Meeks LM, Jain NR.  Accommodating chronic health conditions in medical education. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2018;23(10):1-6.
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Meeks LM, Montgomery T, Moorehead G.  Changing the practice: The synergy of the coalition. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2017;22(6):7.
 
Jain NR, Meeks LM. Privacy, disability, and health science students. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2017;22(7),7-7.
 
Hori J,Meeks LM. Access in surgery: CART as a method of inclusion for deaf and hard‐of‐hearing learners. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2017;23(1):7-7.
 
Meeks LM,Laird‐Metke E. Ensuring an accessible orientation: Purposeful planning. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2017;22(11):7.
 
Meeks LM,Jain NR. Accommodating students on anatomy and other lab practical exams. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2017;23(3):1-7.
 
Meeks LM,Brown JT, Warczak J. Accommodate learners with ASD in a clinical setting. Disability Compliance for Higher Education,2017;23(4):1-5.
 
Meeks LM, Jain NR. Summative and formative assessments: Do we accommodate both? Disability Compliance for Higher Education,2017;22(9):1-5.
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Jain NR, Meeks L.  Supporting health science students' communication skills: Avoiding pitfalls. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2016;21(8):5.
 
Meeks LM, Jain NR. Helping faculty find the balance: Communicating with students with disabilities. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2016;21(9):7.
 
Laird-Metke E, Jain N, Meeks LM.Improving health outcomes by ensuring inclusion of students with disabilities in health sciences. Insight into Diversity Special Report: Medical, Dental, Veterinary Schools,2016:48-49.
 
Murray JF, Meeks LM. Support medical students with psychological disabilities. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2016;21(12):7.
 
Meeks LM, Jain NR. Accommodating standardized patient exams: The OSCEs. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2016;22(4):7.
 
Meeks LM, Bisagno J, Jain N, Herzer K. Support students with disabilities in medicine and health care programs. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2015;21(3):1-5.
 
Meeks LM, Rigler M, Butler P.  The federal government and higher education: Working together to provide employment support for individuals with ASD. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2015;21(2):4-6.     
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Meeks L, Montgomery T, Moorehead G.  Network provides support for accommodating students in graduate health science, medical education. Disability Compliance for Higher Education, 2014;20(5):6-7.
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Question 12

Books

Accepted Answer

Meeks, L.M. and Neal-Boylan, L. (Eds). Disability as Diversity: A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions Springer International. Switzerland. 
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Meeks, L.M. and Neal-Boylan, L. (Eds). Disability as Diversity: A Case Studies Companion Guide | Springer International. Switzerland. Coming: December 2020. 
 
Meeks L, Jain N., Laird-Metke, E (Eds.).  The Guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education. 2nd Edition New York, NY: Springer. Coming September 2020.
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Geither E, Meeks L.  Helping Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Express Their Thoughts and Knowledge in Writing. London, United Kingdom: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.2014.
 
Meeks L, Jain N.  Professionalism in Communication among Graduate Health Science Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Students. New York, NY: Springer. 2015.
 
Meeks L, Jain N. (Eds.).  The Guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education. New York, NY: Springer.2016.
 
Meeks L,Masterson T.  Parties, Dorms and Social Norms: A Crash Course in Safe Living for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum. London, United Kingdom: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 2016.
 
Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians with Disabilities
 
The Guide to Assisting Students With Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education
 
Parties, Dorms and Social Norms
A Crash Course in Safe Living for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
 
Medical Student Well-Being: An Essential Guide 
 
Helping Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Express their Thoughts and Knowledge in Writing
 
College Student Mental Heatlh

Question 13

Book Chapters

Accepted Answer

Meeks LM, Jain NR, Phair EK, Acteson S. Professionalism and communication about disabilities and accommodations. The Guide to Assisting Students With Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education, 141. New York, NY: Springer. 2015. 
 
 Jain N, Lewis C, Meeks LM, Tucker T.  The process of requesting accommodations on certification, licensing, and board exams: Assisting students through the application.In N. Jain & L. Meeks (Eds.), The guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education New York, NY: Springer. 2015.
 
Serrantino J, Meeks LM, Jain N, Clifford G, Thierfeld-Brown J.  Accommodations in the didactic and clinical setting. In N. Jain & L. Meeks (Eds.), The Guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional EducationNew York, NY: Springer. 2015.
 
Laird-Metke E,Meeks LM, Clifford G.  Do’s and don’ts for faculty and administrators who learn or suspect a student has a disability. In N. Jain & L. Meeks (Eds.), The Guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional EducationNew York, NY: Springer. 2015.
 
Montgomery T, Meeks LM, Laird-Metke E.  Debunking disability myths and addressing legitimate concerns. In N. Jain & L. Meeks (Eds.), The Guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education, New York, NY: Springer. 2015.
 
Kenney MJ, Jain N, Meeks LM, Laird-Metke E, Hori J, McGough J.  Learning in the digital age: Assistive technology and electronic access. In N. Jain & L. Meeks (Eds.), The Guide to Assisting Students with Disabilities: Equal Access in Health Science and Professional Education, New York, NY: Springer. 2015.
 
Brown J T, Meeks LM, Rigler M.  Mental Health Concerns of Students on the Autism Spectrum. New Directions for Student Services. 31–40. 2016.

Question 14

Technical Standards-Publications

Accepted Answer

ASSOCIATION GUIDANCE

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 
Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians With Disabilities (2018)
Authors: Meeks, LM and Jain, NR

American Medical Association (AMA) 
REPORT 2 OF THE COUNCIL ON MEDICAL EDUCATION (November 2021): A Study to Evaluate Barriers to Medical Education for Trainees with Disabilities (2021)
Authors: AMA

American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
EXEMPLAR TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION 
Authors: AAVMC Task Force on Technical Standards
Leslie Sprunger, (Chair), Liz Arnold, Erin Benson, Roslyn Casimir
Caroline El-Khoury, Kathy Salisbury, Grace Clifford, (Consultant), Lisa Meeks, (Consultant), Lisa Greenhill, (AAVMC Staff ), Ted Mashima, (AAVMC Staff).

Short Videos

Equal Access Book Club Chapter 3: Technical Standards  
Elisa Laird and Jon McGough

WEBINARS

Nursing

Macy Foundation Webinar: Removing Admissions Barriers for Nurses with Disabilities: Addressing Technical Standards 
Speakers: Michelle Miller, JD, Sarah Triano, MS, NCC, LPC, Andrea Dalzell, RN, MA, Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA

Medicine

Macy Foundation Webinar: B arriers and Belief Systems: Medical Education for
Learners with Disabilities
Speakers: Lisa Meeks, PhD, Ray Curry, MD, Samantha Schroth, PhD

AAMC Webinar: Aligning Technical Standards with 21st Century Medical Education 
Speakers: Dan Wilkerson, JD, Rahul Patwari, MD, Steven Gay, MD, MS, Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA, Moderator: Amy Addams

AAMC/DWDI Webinar: Reimagining Technical Standards for Inclusive Medical Education 
Speakers: Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA, Rahul Patwari, MD, Steven Gay, MD, MS, Sarah Triano, MA, Moderator: Amy Addams

CHAPTERS/WHITE PAPERS

Equal access book Chapter 3 (FREE resources)
Author: Elisa Laird

Disability as diversity Chapter 9 Technical Standards
Authors: Michael McKee, Steve Gay, Sarah Ailey, Lisa Meeks
  
White Paper on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Nursing Educational
Programs for the California Committee on Employment of
People with Disabilities (CCEPD) 
Authors: Beth Marks and -Sarah Ailey

PAPERS

Nursing

Educating Nursing Students with Disabilities: Replacing Essential Functions with Technical Standards for Program Entry Criteria (2015)
Authors: Susan B Matt, Donna Maheady; Susan E. Fleming

Technical Standards for Nursing Education Programs in the 21st Century (2016)
Authors: Ailey, Sarah H. PhD, RN, CDDN, APHN-BC; Marks, Beth PhD, RN

Global standards for professional nursing education: The time is now (2021)
Authors: Cynthia Baker, Amy Cary, and Maria da Conceicao

Medicine

Technical Standards from newly established medical schools: A review of disability inclusive practices (2022)
Authors: Catherine Stauffer, Ben Case, Christopher J. Moreland, Lisa M. Meeks

Beyond Technical Standards: A competency-based framework for access and inclusion in medical education. (2020)
Authors: Ray Curry, Lisa Meeks, Lisa Iezzoni

Leading practices and future directions for technical standards in medical education (2019)
Authors: Kezar et al.

The Americans with Disabilities Act, Reasonable Accommodations and Medical Education (2019)
Authors: Pavlik et al.

Removing barriers and facilitating access: Increasing the number of physicians with disabilities. (2018)
Authors: Meeks, Herzer and Jain

Understand technical standards in health science and medical education (2016)
Authors: Tim Montgomery and Barbara Blacklock

U.S. Medical Schools’ Compliance With the Americans With Disabilities Act: Findings From a National Study (2016)
Author: Zazove et al.

Medical schools’ willingness to accommodate medical students with sensory and physical disabilities: Ethical foundations of a functional challenge to “organic” technical standards (2016) 
Author: McKee et al.

Technical Standards and Lawsuits Involving Accommodations for Health Professions Students (2016)
Author: Samuel R. Bagenstos, JD

Technical Standards and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Medical School Applicants and Students: Interrogating Sensory Capacity and Practice Capacity (2016)
Author: Michael Argenyi, MD

Learning from Physicians with Disabilities and Their Patients (2016)
Authors: DeLisa and Lindenthal

Unjustified Barriers for Medical School Applicants with Physical Disabilities (2015)
Authors: Stanley F. Wainapel, MD, MPH

North American Medical Schools’ Experience With and Approaches to the Needs of Students With Physical and Sensory Disabilities (2012)
Authors: Eickmeyer, Do, Kirschner, and Curry

Technical Standards for Admission to Medical School: Deaf Candidates Don‘t Get No Respect (2009)
Author: Michael Schwartz

Technical standards for the education of physicians with physical disabilities: perspectives of medical students, residents, and attending physicians (2004)
Authors: Van Matre, Nampiaparampil, Curry, and Kirschner

LEGAL CASES/COMPLAINTS

COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION, U.S. Department of Justice (2024)
Complainant (Taylor Carty)
Respondent (Wayne State University School of Medicine)

Article on the complaint: DREDF Demands Modification to Medical School’s Technical Standards in Complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice

Featherstone v. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, No. 1:2014cv03084 - Document 37 (E.D. Wash. 2014)

McCulley v. University of Kansas School of Medicine, The et al, No. 2:2012cv02587 - Document 63 (D. Kan. 2013)

Argenyi v. Creighton University, No. 11-3336 (8th Cir. 2013)

Question 15

Personal Narratives in the Literature

Accepted Answer

Personal Narratives (in order of publication year)

Herzer KR. Moving from disability to possibility. JAMA. 2016;316:1767–1768. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.9956

Church PT. A personal perspective on disability: Between the words. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171:939. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2242

Barbey, MA C. A Mind-Body Duelist. JAMA. 2017;317(3):261. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.12484

Blauwet CA. I use a wheelchair. And yes, I’m your doctor. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/opinion/doctor-wheelchair-disability.html. Published December 6, 2017.

Dallas J. A piece of my mind: My tenuous relationship with an octopus. JAMA. 2017;318:1867–1868. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.15711

Khullar D. Doctors with disabilities: Why they’re important. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/upshot/doctors-with-disabilities-why-theyre-important.html. Published July 11, 2017.

Swenor B. Losing Vision and Gaining Perspective. JAMA. 2019;321(5):455–456. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.0076

Cheung VG. Prejudice. JAMA. 2020;324:2261.  doi:10.1001/jama.2020.23077

Kost A. Mostly able. JAMA Neurol. 2020;77:1065.  doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0776

Meiss L, Cron J. Training as a “doc with disabilities.” J Grad Med Educ. 2020;12:229. DOI:10.4300/JGME-D-20-00050.1

Van Hentenryck M. Growing Pains. JAMA. 2020;324(8):745–746. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13442

Archambault Carlson M. You Did Not Teach Me What You Thought You Did. JAMA. 2020;323(17):1732–1733. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3105

Bullock JL. Suicide—rewriting my story. New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 Mar 26;382(13):1196-7. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1917203

Crume B. The Silence Behind the Mask: My Journey as a Deaf Pediatric Resident Amid a Pandemic. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jan-Feb;21(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.10.002. Epub 2020 Oct 10. PMID: 33045413; PMCID: PMC7546964.

Mourad MS. Donning and Doffing. JAMA. 2021;325(6):536. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.26468

Blacker CJ. What’s Wrong With You? JAMA Neurol. 2021;78(3):269–270. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.5297

Curtis JR. Three Stories About the Value of Advance Care Planning. JAMA. 2021;326(21):2133–2134. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.21075

Creasman MW. How Pregnancy Unmasked My Internalized Ableism. JAMA. 2021;326(24):2473–2474. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.22116

Ebeling, M. On becoming a disabled physician. Hektoen International A Journal of Medical Humanities (2022).  https://hekint.org/2022/09/08/on-becoming-a-disabled-physician/

Ayyala, R.S. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and physicians with a disability: a compounding stressor. Pediatr Radiol 52, 420–422 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-021-05252-z

Dakkak M. Fat Shame—Inside and Out. JAMA. 2023;329(21):1827–1828. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.7784

Van Hala S. The Snowstorm. JAMA. 2023;329(20):1742. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.7072

Hardin B.  Go the extra mile. J Hosp Med.  2023; 18: 186-187. doi:10.1002/jhm.12986

Stern JD. It’s Like a Death. JAMA. 2023;329(13):1061–1062. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.2214

Biddle KD. Awakening Change—Embracing Disability in Medical Training. JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 05, 2024. 
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3187

Quon M. Addressing Ableism in Physician Well-Being Planning. JAMA. 2024;332(4):275–276. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7736

Singh S. Perseverance Pays. In:  Halder, S and Assaf, L (Eds.), Inclusion, Disability and Culture: an Ethnographic Approach Traversing Abilities and Challenges. Springer, Cham. 2017  (pp. 41-58). link

Leeolou MC. Extension. JAMA. 2025;333(2):121. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24431

Chugh PV, Jones BA, Twomey KE. Disability in Surgery—A Call to Action. JAMA Surg. Published online April 30, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.1006

Quon M, Being human: ableism, advocacy, and strengthening medicine, The Lancet, 407, 844-845 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00376-4

Question 16

Case Studies for Disability Inclusion in Medical Training

Accepted Answer

Case Studies

Stetzer RJ, Schammel J, Inouye B. A Master Adaptive Learner approach to cognitive disability support in a U.S. urology residency. Teach Learn Med. Published online May 8, 2025. doi:10.1080/10401334.2025.2502670

Charnsangavej, N, Truong, U, Meeks, LM. Proactive Approaches for a Wheelchair User in Pediatric Residency: A Case Study for Disability Inclusion. Academic Pediatrics, Volume 0, Issue 0, 102619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.102619.

Brown-Young, Diane MD; Papich, Theresa A.; Jhaveri, Stacie MD; Nielsen, Craig MD; Pardee, Marcy MEd; Betchkal, Rylee; Porter, Eboni MEd; Meeks, Lisa M. PhD, MA. Informed Inclusion Model: Medical Student Wheelchair User in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. Academic Medicine 99(8):p 828-832, August 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005743

Malloy-Post, R, Jones, T, Montero, P, Schockley, R, Beck, DR, Brown, N, Granville, LL, Adams, J, Meeks, LM. Perioperative Clerkship Design for Students with Physical Disabilities: A Model for Implementation. J. Surg Educ. November 11, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.10.009

Charnsangavej, N, Truong, U, Meeks, LM. Proactive Approaches for a Wheelchair User in Pediatric Residency: A Case Study for Disability Inclusion. Academic Pediatrics, Volume 0, Issue 0, 102619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.102619. 
Meeks LM, Engelman A, Booth A, Argenyi M. Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners in Emergency Medicine. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;19(6):1014-1018. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.8.38550.

Fitzsimons, Michael G. MD; Brookman, Jason C. MD; Arnholz, Sarah H. JD; Baker, Keith MD, PhD. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Successful Completion of Anesthesia Residency: A Case Report. Academic Medicine 91(2):p 210-214, February 2016. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000854

Meeks LM, Laird-Metke E, Rollins M, Ghandi S, Stechert M, Jain NR. Practice brief: accommodating deaf and hard of hearing students in operating room environments – a case study. J Postsecond Educ Disabil. 2015;28(3):383-388. Link

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