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Removing Barriers for Aspiring Doctors with Disabilities

Doctors with disabilities are rapidly changing stigmas, peer-to-peer learning, and outcomes for patients, yet remain underrepresented in the medical profession. Up to 10 percent of the U.S. population aged 18-24 has some type of disability, whereas only 2.7 percent of U.S. medical students have disclosed a disability. In a new article published in Academic Medicine, an expert task force convened by the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) recommends legal, cultural and technological advances to facilitate the inclusion of students with disabilities.

“It is abundantly clear that a more diverse physician workforce, one which reflects the demographics of the general…

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 Removing Barriers for Aspiring Doctors with Disabilities

Doctors with disabilities are rapidly changing stigmas, peer-to-peer learning, and outcomes for patients, yet remain underrepresented in the medical profession.

Association of Academic Physiatrists

The objectives of the Association are to promote the advancement of teaching and research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation within an academic environment.

National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability

NCHPAD is positioned to effect change in health promotion/obesity management among people with disabilities through advocacy, services and programs to numerous organizations and people throughout the country.

Ottobock

Ottobock HealthCare uses innovative technology, superior service and world class education to help people with physical mobility challenges

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

RESNA works to improve the lives of people with disabilities through the use of technology.

Tetra Society

Tetra recruits skilled volunteers — engineers and technicians — to create assistive devices for people with specific needs that cannot be met by commercial items. Everything created through Tetra is unique, custom made for one person’s particular needs. The work is all done by volunteers within the client’s own community.

The National Council on Rehabilitation Education

The National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) is the premier professional organization of educators dedicated to quality services for persons with disabilities through education and research. NCRE advocates up-to-date education and training and the maintenance of professional standards in the field of rehabilitation.

Academic Language Therapy Association

ALTA is a non-profit national professional organization incorporated in 1986 for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and promoting standards of education, practice and professional conduct for Certified Academic Language Therapists. Academic Language Therapy is an educational, structured, comprehensive, phonetic, multisensory approach for the remediation of dyslexia and/or written-language disorders.

Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange

The mission of the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) is to facilitate the sharing of information between rehabilitation researchers in the U.S. and those in other countries. CIRRIE makes available to the disability community in the U.S. knowledge that has been found useful in other countries.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

We are a progressive, dynamic, member-centred organisation that aims to lead and support all members in developing and promoting high quality innovative patient care protect and further advance the interests and working lives of our members.

Child Neurology Society

CNS is devoted to fostering the discipline of child neurology and promoting the optimal care and welfare of children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. These disorders include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, learning disabilities, complex metabolic diseases, nerve and muscle diseases and a host of other highly challenging conditions.

College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

The College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals (CVRP) is responsible for protecting the public by setting and enforcing standards and guidelines for the practice and conduct of its professional members. By creating a world-class examination, the CVRP can fairly test the knowledge of those who wish to be acknowledged as VR professionals in Canada.

DPI United

Established in 1981, the International Year of Disabled Persons, Disabled People's International (DPI) was the world's first successful cross-disability endeavour to convert the talk about full and equal participation of persons with disabilities into action.

Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society

GCMAS is a multi-disciplinary organization of physicians, allied health professionals, engineers, biomechanists and scientists working together to advance scientific knowledge, technical capabilities, and clinical practice in the field of human movement.

Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network

The Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network (GLADNET) brings together research centers, universities, enterprises, government departments, trade unions, and organizations of and for persons with disabilities. Our common goal is to advance competitive employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Hand Therapy Certification Commission

HTCC is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1989 for the purpose of sponsoring a voluntary credentialing program for occupational therapists and physical therapists who specialize in upper extremity rehabilitation.

IDEA

The world's largest association for fitness and wellness professionals.

Infinitec

The Mission of Infinitec is to advance independence and promote inclusive opportunities for children and adults with disabilities through technology.

Kessler Foundation

Kessler Foundation is a public charity dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

Mobility International USA

Mobility International USA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was co-founded in 1981 by Susan Sygall and Barbara Williams. MIUSA is a cross-disability organization serving those with cognitive, hearing, learning, mental health, physical, systemic, vision and other disabilities. MIUSA's mission is to empower people with disabilities to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development.

National Aphasia Association

The National Aphasia Association is a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.

National Association of Neonatal Therapists

NANT is a network created specifically for neonatal occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists. NANT provides multiple ways for neonatal therapists to connect, learn, mentor and inspire while advancing this focused field of therapy on a national level.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.

National Neurotrauma Society

The National Neurotrauma Society is committed to the promotion of neurotrauma research by enhancing communications, providing a forum, and increasing support on the national and international level.

National Strength and Conditioning Association

NSCA is the world leading membership organization for thousands of elite strength coaches, personal trainers and dedicated researchers and educators.

Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association.

The purpose of the Association is to promote the unique qualities of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) approach by: Providing specialized clinical training to health care professionals Supporting Clinical Research Supporting client's and families with education, resources and information.

North American Spine Society

NASS is a global multidisciplinary medical society that utilizes education, research and advocacy to foster the highest quality, ethical, value- and evidence-based spine care for patients. NASS is comprised of more than 7,500 members worldwide from several disciplines including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, physical therapy and other spine care professionals.

Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute

The mission of the institute is to contribute, through research, to the prevention of industrial accidents and occupational diseases, and to the rehabilitation of affected workers, to disseminate knowledge and serve as a scientific reference centre and expert and to provide the laboratory services and expertise required to support the public occupational health and safety prevention network.

Physical Therapy Provider Network

PTPN is America’s premier network of independent rehabilitation providers. Established in 1985, PTPN has built a track record for delivering comprehensive, cost-effective and high quality outpatient rehabilitation services.

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine is a multidisciplinary scientific society devoted to the study of cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities, to promoting professional education for the treatment and management of these conditions, and to improving the quality of life for people with these disabilities.

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is the national medical society representing more than 7,500 physicians who are specialists in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.

American Association of Rehabilitation Therapists

Devoted to therapists in SNF's who struggle ethically and morally because of financial demands placed on revenue generation instead of patient's needs.

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The ABPMR comprises a distinguished board of nationally recognized leaders in physical medicine and rehabilitation medical education, clinical practice, academic medicine, and research. The ABPMR establishes the requirements for certification and maintaining certification and creates its examinations.

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

The main objectives of the ACRM is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for networking and dissemination of information which promotes and facilitates rehabilitation research.

American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association

AMRPA is the nation’s only trade organization dedicated solely to the interests of Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals and Units (IRH/U), outpatient rehabilitation centers, and other medical rehabilitation providers.

American Music Therapy Association

The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.

American Occupational Therapy Association

The American Occupational Therapy Association advances the quality, availability, use, and support of occupational therapy through standard-setting, advocacy, education, and research on behalf of its members and the public.

American Occupational Therapy Foundation

Through its dedication to scientific inquiry, education and leadership development, the Foundation pays tribute to the significance of everyday activities in enabling those who face personal challenges to realize their full potential in society.

American Society of Hand Therapists

The American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) is a professional organization comprising licensed occupational and physical therapists who specialize in the treatment and rehabilitation of the upper extremity.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 130,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

American Spinal Injury Association

Our mission is to promote and establish standards of excellence for all aspects of health care of individuals with spinal cord injury from onset throughout life and to educate members, other healthcare professionals, patients and their families as well as the public on all aspects of spinal cord injury.

Asia-Oceanian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

The mission of the Asian Oceanian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is: To be the Asian Oceanian regional scientific and educational society for practitioners in the fields of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. To improve the knowledge, skills and attitudes of physicians in the understanding of the pathodynamics and management of impairments, activities and participation limitations. To help to improve the quality of life of people with impairments and activities limitation. To provide a mechanism to facilitate physical and rehabilitation medicine input from the Asian Oceanian Region to International Health Organizations.

British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine

The mission of the BSRM is to promote the understanding and multidisciplinary management of acute and chronic disabling diseases and injuries; their personal interpersonal and social consequences and to advance public education in these matters.

Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy

A Manual and Manipulative Therapy interest Group Which Supports and Upholds Orthopractic Guidelines for the Practice of Manual Therapy.

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists provides services, products, events and networking opportunities to assist occupational therapists achieve excellence in their professional practice. In addition CAOT provides national leadership to actively develop and promote the client-centred profession of occupational therapy in Canada and internationally.

Canadian Physiotherapy Association

CPA's mission is to provide leadership and direction to the physiotherapy profession, foster excellence in practice, education and research, and promote high standards of health in Canada.

European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine

The aim of the Academie is to improve all areas of rehabilitation for the benefit of those who need it. It thus promotes education and research across Europe, acting as a reference point in scientific, educational and research matters, exchanging ideas and information, facilitating the exchange of PRM doctors between different countries and engaging in moral and ethical debate.

European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy

The overall purposes of the EFSHT are: -To increase the interest in and exchange of knowledge about Hand Therapy as such. -To coordinate activities among the European Societies to promote the exchange and development of knowledge. -To share scientific experience and research with collegues, and also with Hand Surgeons and allied professionals dealing with hand patients. -To expand the practice of Hand Therapy so that an increasing number of patients with hand injuries may receive hand rehabilitation.

European Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine

The ESPRM aims are: To be the leading scientific European Society for physicians in the field of physical and rehabilitation medicine To improve the knowledge of fundamentals and the management of activities, participation and contextual factors of people with a disability. To improve and maintain a strong connection between research and clinical practice in PRM.

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

IARP is the premier global association for professionals involved in private rehabilitation. Leaders in case and disability management, forensics, vocational expertise, and life care planning are members of this community known for diversity, mentoring, entrepreneurial approach and intellectual power.

International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy

The International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy represents over 5000 therapists all over the world. The mission statement of the IFSHT is to provide global networking and educational opportunities to develop and enhance the practice of hand therapy.

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine

The purpose of The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, a non-profit organization founded in 1974, is to bring together those individuals throughout the world, who, by their contributions and activities both in the area of research and clinical study, have, or are indicating interest in the lumbar spine in health and in disease. Its further purpose is to serve as a forum for the exchange of information of both an investigative and clinical nature which relates to low back pain and disability.

International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Our mission is to be the pre-eminent scientific and educational international society for practitioners in the field of physical and rehabilitation medicine and to improve the knowledge, skills and attitudes of physicians in the understanding of the pathodynamics and management of impairments and disabilities.

International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics

ISPO is an interdisciplinary society for professionals working in the fields of Prosthetics and Orthotics and in the associated areas of Rehabilitation. Its aim is to improve the standard of care in these fields by promoting dialogue, disseminating information, and setting and monitoring standards of training.

Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada

The Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA Canada) is the leading national organization representing and advocating for vocational rehabilitation professionals. Our focus is to assist in removing barriers and returning individuals to work, or the best possible outcome.

World Muscle Society

A multidisciplinary society open to all professionals working in the neuromuscular field, irrespective of nationality, race and political opinion. It's reflecting different disciplines involved in the study of neuromuscular disorders and the management of patients with these disorders.

World Stroke Organization

Our mission is to provide access to stroke care and to promote research and teaching in this area that will improve the care of stroke victims throughout the world by promoting prevention and care of persons with stroke and vascular dementia.