Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine
Mission Statement
The Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine (DAC Med) seeks to create a culture of disability 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
Register for our first annual Advancing Disability Equity in Healthcare conference here!
What We Do
Education Committee
- 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
- Plans FSM and McGaw panels, lunch talks, film viewings, and trainings
- Ensures accessibility of all programming
National Network Committee
- 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
Research Engagement Committee
- Connects with Northwestern faculty engaging in disability research across disciplines, creates a database for collaborations with Northwestern centers and students
- Engages in a DAC Med research project on disability
Chicago Outreach Committee
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- Disability Language Style Guide
- Web Accessibility Guidelines
- Student Accommodations
- Seven Ways to be More Inclusive of People with Disabilities
- Patient Accommodations Resource: NM Interactive>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)
Send us an email: dacmedicine@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter: @dac_med