Episode 79: The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine OB GYN and Clinical Team

Interviewees:  Cleveland Clinic Group - Craig Nielsen MD (Clinical Leadership), Stacie Jhaveri MD,  Diane Young MD (OB-GYN clerkship), Theresa Papich (4th year medical student). Description: This is a story about what happens when everything goes well and when creativity and a can do attitude lead the discussion. Today, we are talking with a team of OB-GYN clerkship, residency and clinical leaders from Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Theresa Papich, a 4th year medical school student who is a wheelchair user. Throughout our conversation we discuss the accommodations employed to create equal access and the lessons learned along the way.  Most importantly we’ll talk with Theresa about how this experience felt for her and what she believes schools can do to improve access for learners with disabilities. Transcript: https://bit.ly/DWDI_Podcast_Ep79 Produced by: Lisa Meeks and Tamar Faggen Audio editor: Jacob Feeman Digital Media: Katie Sullivan Keywords: medical education, disability representation, doctors with disabilities, accessibility, disability mentorship, OB-GYN, clerkship, disability inclusion, wheelchair user, clinical accommodations, internal medicine Website: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org/podcast