Preparing to Thrive: Supporting Learners With Disabilities Through the Undergraduate-to-Graduate Medical Education Transition.

IF 5.2 2区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Academic Medicine Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-23 DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000006136

Zoie C Sheets, Maureen Fausone, Anne Messman, Pilar Ortega, Jessica Ramsay, Megan Creasman, Nalinda Charnsangavej

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Abstract

Abstract: The transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education is a complex time that may be impacted by bias, limited resources, and inadequate standardization and information sharing. For learners with disabilities, there may be additional barriers including disability-specific bias, limited guidance on obtaining needed accommodations, and misunderstanding regarding the requirements and benefits of matching and retaining a disabled learner. The authors, through our personal and professional experience, identify four key areas to further support disabled learners in the residency transition process. These include: (1) disability disclosure, (2) selecting a specialty, (3) selecting a program, and (4) requesting and utilizing accommodations in graduate medical education. Strategies recommended can help both undergraduate and graduate medical programs intentionally support these learners and increase the prevalence and success of disabled learners across the medical education continuum.

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准备茁壮成长：通过本科到研究生的医学教育过渡支持残疾学习者。

摘要：医学教育从本科到研究生的过渡是一个复杂的时期，可能会受到偏见、资源有限、标准化和信息共享不足的影响。对于残疾学习者，可能存在额外的障碍，包括残疾特定偏见，获得所需便利的有限指导，以及对匹配和留住残疾学习者的要求和好处的误解。作者通过我们的个人和专业经验，确定了在住院过渡过程中进一步支持残疾学习者的四个关键领域。这些包括：(1)残疾披露，(2)选择专业，(3)选择项目，以及(4)要求在研究生医学教育中利用便利。建议的策略可以帮助本科和研究生医学课程有意地支持这些学习者，并在整个医学教育连续体中增加残疾学习者的患病率和成功率。

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Academic Medicine 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

9.50%

发文量

982

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： Academic Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, acts as an international forum for exchanging ideas, information, and strategies to address the significant challenges in academic medicine. The journal covers areas such as research, education, clinical care, community collaboration, and leadership, with a commitment to serving the public interest.