Michigan Medicine researchers can now more easily track health outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing patients
Updated DataDirect database allows users to select patient population data based on language, which includes information on patients who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as those who use ASL or CART services.
Local mother of two sons with autism finds assistance among Family Medicine and MDisability medical faculty
Associate Professor and MDisability Director Mike McKee, Associate Professor Lauren Oshman and medical colleagues answer the call for special clinical care for individuals with disabilities.
New research finds that Black and Hispanic people with disabilities receive less preventive care, even when they are privately insured
Associate Professor Elham Mahmoudi of Family Medicine and colleagues from across the University of Michigan have published their results in the Annals of Family Medicine
Family Med researchers present their work at annual Disability Research Symposium
Topics covered included gaps in mandated accessibility resources for deaf patients; increasing rates of burnout in U.S. medical students; and training physicians with disabilities.
MDisability summer internship completes another successful year, educates three new interns
Students Dana Chung, Sydney Kessler, and Sanjana Ratakonda learn about conducting disability health research; interact with family medicine departmental faculty; and work on special projects aimed at providing resources for people with disabilities.
Postpartum women who are deaf or hard of hearing experience greater numbers of hospital readmissions up to one year post-delivery
Leading postpartum health challenges were distinct compared to other postpartum women
Family Medicine paper finds many U.S. mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities do not provide communication access to Deaf and Hard of Hearing patients
Post-doctoral research fellow Tyler G. James is lead author on the paper, published in a special edition of Health Affairs focusing on disability and health.
Faculty Members Michael McKee and Michelle Meade to co-lead newly funded initiative to advance health outcomes for people with disabilities from marginalized communities
Funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) will support Family Medicine researchers, who will contribute significant efforts to the initiative.
Research Fellow Tyler James receives ‘high scorer’ designation on the Master Certified Health Education Specialist Exam
New skill set will allow James to take on more leadership and service responsibilities in health care while keeping his research focused on individual and community health.
The story behind the data: Health economist Elham Mahmoudi translates her passion for numbers into research with implications for population health
Her work focuses on improving efficiency, quality and health outcomes through data that focuses on the intersection of aging, disability and disparity.
Study finds USMLE’s denial of accommodations requests by students with disabilities negatively impacts medical schools
Accommodation denials lead to school staff and student frustration, as well as loss of time and financial resources
U-M Family Medicine Department Chair Philip Zazove reflects on his long career as a family physician with hearing loss and his advocacy for those with disabilities
Michigan Medicine is establishing a disability health endowment in honor of Dr. Zazove, who retires in July, to promote and support all disability health efforts within the Department of Family Medicine and U-M’s health system
Disability Health Medical School Elective
Ethan Sperry, an M.D./Ph.D. fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School, participated in the January 2022 Disability Health Elective, which is a two-week elective course designed for third- and fourth-year medical students.
MDisability monthly meetings grow into a virtual network opportunity for disability health providers, researchers, and medical students.
Since MDisability was established in 2019, a virtual community has been created that draws disability health experts from around the country to speak, many of whom have become regular attendees. The meetings provide networking opportunities that allow attendees to share, learn and work with like-minded and disability-focused learners
MDisability welcomes three new students to its annual Summer Internship program
Students will learn how to conduct disability health research and how to care for those with disabilities, among other subjects
MDisability Launches Webinar Series
MDisability launches inaugural American Sign Language course for first-year University of Michigan medical students
A second course will begin in March.
Former MDisability intern describes her experience creating ASL course
Kate Panzer, a second-year student with the University of Michigan Medical School, writes about how she collaborated with members of the Department of Family Medicine, MDisability and others to create the first-ever American Sign Language course for first-year medical students.
