Disability as Diversity A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions

Disability as Diversity connects the moving parts necessary to ensure equal access for qualified students and provides a blueprint for crafting policy, proactive messaging, improving climate, adhering to accreditation standards, addressing licensing and board exams, responding to student failure, al...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Meeks, Lisa M. (Editor), Neal-Boylan, Leslie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Frameworks for Inclusion
  • Chapter 2: Healthcare Disparities for Individuals with Disability
  • Chapter 3: Intersectional Identities
  • Chapter 4: Creating a program within a culture of inclusion
  • Chapter 5: Wellness and disability
  • Chapter 6: Realizing Academic Success within the Health Science Learning Environment
  • Chapter 7: Increasing Accessibility Through Inclusive Instruction and Design
  • Chapter 8: Health Professionals and the Law
  • Chapter 9: Technical Standards
  • Chapter 10: Clinical Accommodations and Simulation
  • Chapter 11: When Students Fail: Remediation and Dismissal in Nursing and Medicine
  • Chapter 12: Physician Licensing, Career and Practice
  • Chapter 13: Licensing, Career and Practice in Nursing