Exploring the social factors influencing the sense of belonging among medical students with disabilities
Japanese faculty members articulated a tension between the organization and the individual as a paradox encompassing various social factors, and that collaboration between both the disabled medical students involved and the medical students and faculty surrounding them is necessary to foster a general sense of belonging. The findings suggest that medical university faculty can play an active role in creating more inclusive environments.
Authors
- Tim Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5733-1658)
- Martin Pusic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5236-6598)
- Mikio Hayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-0664)
- Dorothy Weiss Tolchin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1139-8029)
- Hiroko Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-3883)
- Jennifer Arnold
Institutions
- Kansai Medical University (JP)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Keio University (JP)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Teacher
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2025.2609726
- Primary Topic
- Disability Education and Employment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00