Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine
Mission Statement
The Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine (DAC Med) seeks to create a culture of disability inclusion in medicine at FSM and beyond that is:
- Inclusive in teaching how to be a culturally competent provider for patients with different types of disabilities
- Informative in communicating how trainees can be involved in combating ableism in medicine
- Supportive of existing providers and future providers in medicine with disability
If you are a health profession student, register for our first annual Advancing Disability Equity in Healthcare Conference via the button below.
What We Do
Education Committee
Committee Goals
- Engages in curriculum review to enhance coverage of disability in healthcare education
- Works to include disability accommodation tools, training modules, and guides in student resources
Programming Committee
Committee Goals
- Plans FSM and McGaw panels, lunch talks, film viewings, and trainings
- Ensures accessibility of all programming
National Network Committee
Committee Goals
- Plans national summit of trainees by connecting with medical student and health sciences organizations that exist at other institutions
- Seeks to develop DAC Med into a national space with institutional chapters
Chicago Outreach Committee
Committee Goals
- Identifies Chicagoland organizations FSM students can work with on short and long-term projects and maintains database with opportunities
- Alerts students of Chicagoland advocacy opportunities at the intersection of medicine and disability
- Builds a DACMed advocacy project and partnership with a Chicagoland group
Peer Support Committee
Committee Goals
- Creates a database of faculty who can engage in a disability support and mentorship program (start Fall 2021) with student mentees
- Works with administration to ensure curricular accessibility and support to all health sciences students
- Partners with Education Committee on building student resources
Graduate Medical Committee
Committee Goals
- Participates in programming events that address the culture of disability beyond the student level
- Engages in mentorship of health sciences students
- Serves as liaisons to engage residents and fellows in conversations on disability advocacy
Resources
Patient accommodations resources also are available to under NM Interactive (login required). Go to Departments> Inclusion> Disabilities> Accommodation Resources.
Contact Us
- Elizabeth Adams (she/her) and Trisha Kaundinya (she/her) (Presidents)
- Drew Zbihley (he/him) (Vice President of Communications)
- Rebe Arteaga and Samantha Schroth (she/her) (Creative Directors)
- Rebe Arteaga (Treasurer)