PANEL — Disability in Academic Medicine: Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive Environment

YSM is home to some of the world’s leading talent in medicine and research, and many of our students, researchers, faculty, clinicians, and staff navigate this challenging landscape with disabilities and chronic illness.

Hear first-hand from your colleagues with disabilities about how to: create and advocate for accessible and inclusive environments, foster positive mentoring relationships, respect privacy and autonomy, and imagine a wider world of possibilities for yourself and for future cohorts.

Space is limited; please RSVP.

Panelists:

Jim DeFrancesco, MS, Clinical Technologist 2; member of Disability Alliance at Yale staff affinity group

Dr. Monkol Lek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics; co-leader of Yale Faculty with Disabilities Interest Group

Victoria Rai, PhD student in Cellular and Molecular Physiology; co-leader of Yale Graduate Student Disability Alliance

Eva Rest, MD-PhD student in Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at YSM and YSPH; co-leader of Yale’s chapter of Medical Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (MSDCI)

Moderator: Darin Latimore, MD, YSM Deputy Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

PERSPECTIVES FOR INCLUSION

Perspectives for Inclusion is a new YSM lecture series creating insight, exploration, and reflection. Delve into the role each of us plays in creating an inclusive environment. Yale School of Medicine invites leading experts to offer a broader field of vision, and deeper understanding, of the communities we belong to and serve. Continue the conversations with guides to facilitate further consideration of the real-world ramifications for clinical practice and research.

Sponsored by the YSM Diversity Advisory Council, and the YSM Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.