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"We hope that the success of our programs helps show how structured peer support and proactive administrative collaboration are instrumental in fostering a truly inclusive medical school culture." -Adrienne Lodise,BS, MPH, MS3, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

[...] for patients and take the needs of people with disabilities into account." -Jeffery Truong, MPH, MBS and Alicia Knickerbocker, BS, MS3 students at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine #MSDCIConference

"[Our disability care elective] is helping, basically, to address and understand both needs and the existing ableism in clinical practice and also trying to apply communication and care strategies that actually work [...]"

“This is not about working harder. It is about Access. Systems. and Safety.” - Kruti Desai, BA, MS3 #MSDCIConference2026

“Adaptive fitness helps to foster connections for individuals with different experiences and help them seamlessly integrate fitness into daily life”. -Ramya Nissankula, BS, MS3 at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine #MSDCIConference2026

“We can’t fix the whole system, but we can do our best to ensure that the care offered to patients with disabilities does not exacerbate current inequities.” -Alexandria Kemp, MS3, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo #MSDCIConference2026

“DM3P is a place where members can see and think through a whole plethora of possible paths. It’s this collective wisdom that serves as a nutrient for support”. -Zoey Martin-Lockhart, MA, PhDc, University of Illinois Chicago #MSDCIConference2026

“If you have something you’re comfortably publicly disclosing, it’s incredible to share your story and use a structured framework to help develop lasting change.” - Gianna Minuto, B.S. & Joseph Pastore, B.S., MS2s #MSDCIConference2026

“A disability services office is not an emergency room. The process takes time and is not retroactive. However, there is no true deadline to request equitable access.” - Jen Prosceo, MS, ADACC #MSDCIConference2026

"The general problem for physicians is they aren’t taught how to effectively communicate with patients through interpreters.” - Ellie Warren B.S., MS1 #MSDCIConference2026

“The quality of health care of the Deaf community is low. Physicians aren’t able to spend the time explaining things."

“Many Deaf women every year get a Pap smear, but there's no universal sign for Pap smear or uterus… It's a big learning curve developing these signs. Not every individual who signs would know words like the supraspinatus but this vocabulary is designed for medical professionals”

“Representatives do respond very well to how their policies impact the communities people are a part of. Being able to communicate that to our representatives does a lot more than people think.” - Annika Agrawal, BS, MS2 #MSDCIConference2026

“Policy moves slowly, much of it behind the scenes, but there are many opportunities to use your voice, and the impact goes farther than you might think.”

"Disability is not inherently negative.” - Arden Parrish, BS, MS1 at University of Michigan School of Medicine #MSDCIConference2026

“Disability has historically been seen as a problem to be solved and cured in medicine… what if we didn’t view disability as a deficit to be filled or a problem to be solved but as a source of pride and connection?"

“Accommodations are more than legal compliance. They are modifications to a program, policy, or environment to provide equal access for an otherwise qualified student with a disability.” - Jen Prosceo, MS, ADACC, Director of the Office of Disability Resources #MSDCIConference2026