Emergency Medicine Resident Education on Caring for Patients With Disabilities: A Call to Action. Issue 4 (14th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rotoli, Jason; Backster, Anika; Sapp, Richard W.; Austin, Zachery A.; Francois, Czestochowa; Gurditta, Kunali; Mirus, Carl; McClure Poffenberger, Cori
• Editors: Coates, Wendy C.
• Is Part Of: AEM education and training. Volume 4:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 450
• Page End: 462
• Publication Date: 2020-05-14
• Subjects: Emergency medicine -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Emergency medicine -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.025
• DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10453
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2472-5390

Abstract

Abstract: People with disabilities constitute a marginalized population who experience significant health care disparities resulting from structural, socioeconomic, and attitudinal barriers to accessing health care. It has been reported that education on the care of marginalized groups helps to improve awareness, patient–provider rapport, and patient satisfaction. Yet, emergency medicine (EM) residency education on care for people with disabilities may be lacking. The goal of this paper is to review the current state of health care for patients with disabilities, review the current state of undergraduate and graduate medical education on the care of patients with disabilities, and provide suggestions for an improved EM residency curriculum that includes education on the care for patients with disabilities.