Background Disability competencies were included, for the first time, in India's new
undergraduate competency-based curriculum as a result of physician-led advocacy in 2019; …

Background People living with disabilities are significantly more likely than their peers to find
health professionals' skills and facilities inadequate. The 66th World Health Assembly called …

Abstract Background In the United States, approximately one quarter of individuals are living
with disabilities and receiving healthcare services. The undergraduate medical school …

Purpose. Lack of health care providers' knowledge about the experience and needs of
individuals with disabilities contribute to health care disparities experienced by people with …

Background: There is an increasing need for a standardized undergraduate disability
curriculum for medical students to better equip students with the proper training, knowledge …

Problem All physicians will care for individuals with disabilities; however, education about
disabilities is lacking at most medical schools. Most of the schools that do include such …

Background Health care providers are unprepared to meet the health needs of patients who
have disabilities. Disability training is needed, yet there is little agreement about what should …

Abstract Introduction Millions of American patients have a disability, and their health care
outcomes depend on the attitudes of their health care providers towards persons with …

Policy-makers have articulated the right to education for individuals with disabilities.
Nevertheless, students with disabilities remain underrepresented in universities. Students in …

How medical students, their teachers, and school administrators understand disability
appears connected to ongoing, unequal access to medical education for disabled people …