Perceptions of the Learning Environment Among Medical Students With Disabilities and the Impact of Program Access
This nationally representative study demonstrates that MSWD perceive the learning environment less favorably than their nondisabled peers. Program access partially mitigates these differences, underscoring the critical role of accommodations and the need to address structural barriers to access.
Authors
- Lisa M. Meeks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3647-3657)
- Neera R. Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2931-2740)
- Amy Addams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-7453)
- Karina Pereira‐Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4313-743X)
- Melissa Plegue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-534X)
- Christopher J. Moreland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2127-5404)
- Erene Stergiopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8039-872X)
- Zoie C. Sheets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2522-7618)
- Benjamin Case (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-5104)
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000006086
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08