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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2024

Improving access in medical physics residency programs for physicists with disabilities.

Jessica M Fagerstrom, Grace Eliason, Hania Al-Hallaq, Brian A Taylor, Muhammad Ramish Ashraf, Natalie Viscariello

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jessica M FagerstromDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2074-5723
Grace EliasonDepartment of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Hania Al-HallaqDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Brian A TaylorImaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Muhammad Ramish AshrafDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4738-7359
Natalie ViscarielloDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Within the landscape of medical physics education, residency programs are instrumental in imparting hands-on training and experiential knowledge to early-career physicists. Ensuring access to educational opportunities for physicists with disabilities is a legal, ethical, and pragmatic requirement for programs, considering that a significant proportion of the United States population has a disability. Grounded in conceptual frameworks of competency-based medical education and the social model of disability, this work provides an introduction to some practical recommendations for medical physics residency programs. Strategies include embracing universal design principles, fostering partnerships with disability service offices, using inclusive language, developing and publicizing clear procedures for disclosing disabilities and requesting accommodations, and maintaining an overall commitment to equitable access to education. This work urges medical physics residency leadership to proactively move towards training environments that support the needs of residents across the spectrum of disability, highlighting why disability inclusion fundamentally enriches diversity.

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Health PhysicsInternship and ResidencyPersons with DisabilitiesHumansUnited Statesaccessibilityaccommodationsdisabilityeducationresidencyteaching

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PMID39284579
PMCPMC11466461

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