ALT A celebration graphic with the heading “Docs with Disabilities Research Lab Kudos!” A smiling woman, Zoie Sheets, holds a plaque that reads “2025 La Rabida Resident of the Year – Zoie Sheets, MD – University of Chicago Medicine.” Text on the right side reads: “La Rabida Resident of the Year 2025, University of Chicago Pediatrics.” At the bottom, a gold banner with the DWDI logo says, “Congrats Zoie!”
Through the Scotiabank Healthcare Physician Banking Program, as a physician when you open or switch to an Ultimate Package or Preferred Package chequing account, you pay no monthly account fee. Create your household at scotiabank.com/ca/en/healthc…. Conditions apply.
ALT A father wearing glasses lifts a young boy up over his head, flying like an airplane.
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Lorin MacDonald is the 2024 Disability Changemaker of the Year! She's a respected disability advocate and human rights lawyer who raises awareness about accessibility and inclusion through her speaking, training, writing, and consulting work! @lorinmac
ALT Promotional image for The Changemaker Awards featuring Lorin MacDonald as the winner for the Disability Changemaker of the Year award.
A great accessibility solution from Dr. Purdy! However it shouldn't be the burden of individuals to make their environment more accessible. Healthcare needs universal design!
Today, we take the first steps towards a new future for CMA, one that we are committed to building in collaboration with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
Our statement: bit.ly/4e7OooA
So proud of Dr. Julia Hanes!!!
She's a Paralympic shot put and javelin thrower — and doctor. Meet LaSalle, Ont.'s Julia Hanes cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/j…
What a Paralympic debut for Dr. Julia Hanes. She had the Paralympic record in her classification before he was surpassed by the next competitor.
She finishes 8th overall in the javelin F33.
A doctor. Wheelchair basketball. Para ice hockey. Wheelchair rugby. She does it all.
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It doesn’t get better than punching your ticket to Paris. Congratulations to our own PMR resident, Julia Hanes, on qualifying for @paris2024. We can’t wait to cheer you on!
Team Canada Paralympics Athletics team:
Charlotte Bolton -- Tillsonburg, ON
Guillaume Ouellet -- Victoriaville, QC
Greg Stewart -- Kamloops
Jesse Zesseu -- Toronto
Julia Hanes -- LaSalle, ON
Katie Pegg -- Scarborough
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Discover how #DocsWithDisabilities in 🇨🇦 are reshaping #MedEd by challenging barriers & fostering creativity.
Technical standards often restrict creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Let's redefine possibilities through #DisabilityInclusion
Check out the @AFMC_e #ICAM2024 Panel on Technical Standards in Canadian Medical Education.
👉bit.ly/DWDI_EP95
ALT Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Julia Hanes in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads“[The standards] really didn't allow for things that we pride ourselves on in medicine: creativity, problem solving, teamwork … Those restrictive technical standards didn't let us do what we do best.“ Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Julia Hanes, second-year Resident Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.
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ALT Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Rachel Giddings in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads “Changing the documents is one thing, but I think it's important that we influence the broader medical and education systems as well.” Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Rachel Giddings; 2nd Year Medical Student at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.
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A desire to reduce barriers for students with disabilities led Dr. Cheryl Holmes @UBCmedicine to champion change in Canadian #MedEd. 🩺
Find out more on this week’s episode of #DocsWithDisabilities 🎙️
👉bit.ly/DWDI_EP95 🇨🇦
ALT Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Cheryl Holmes in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads “ it struck me how uninformed we are as medical educators regarding the abilities of persons with disabilities and the assumptions that we make around what they can and cannot do. ” Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Cheryl Holmes; Associate Dean at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.
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#MedEd is not designed for accessibility, leading to major burnout among medical students and #DoctorsWithDisabilities.
Tune in to this week’s episode to learn how our panelists are reenvisioning a future for inclusive medical education in Canada 🎙️
🔗 bit.ly/EP94_ICAM_2024Researc…
ALT Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Lynn Ashdown in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 94”, underneath this is a quote that reads “The amount of advocacy that learners and physicians with disabilities need to take on, it's not sustainable ... We're seeing burnout in levels that we've never seen before.” Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Lynn Ashdown Patient Partner - Lead Advisor Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.
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Our final speaker event is taking place tomorrow - this is one you won't want to miss!
Melanie will join us to share her experience working on projects reflecting queer patient experiences. They will then lead us through an interactive creation exercise.
Link in bio!