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Introduction Absence of disability training for healthcare providers prevents appropriate and effective health care for patients with disabilities Healthcare providers are untrained and uncomfortable 90% general practitioners

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Introduction

Absence of disability training for healthcare providers prevents appropriate

and effective health care for patients with disabilities

Healthcare providers are untrained and uncomfortable
90% general practitioners found it difficult to provide quality care to patients

with IDD

Curriculum to teach medical students how to care for patients with ASD

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Methods

Required rotation for all 3rd year medical students at Ohio State University
Instructional elements: didactic instruction, patient exams, standardized patient

encounters, and panel discussions

Students completed online survey
ten closed-ended questions
two questions about quality and satisfaction with the panel experience
100-250 word reflection

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Results

In their reflections, students (n=99) reported positive or very positive changes in five domains

86.7% 86.6% 62.6% 70.0% 80.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Knowledge Level of Understanding Confidence Competence in Communication Ability to Provide Better Care

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Med Student Comments

[S05] emphasized that “Some of their insights they shared could not be learned

from a book and if it was not for this workshop, we would probably have never learned them.”

[S22] reported “Having individuals and families come in to tell their personal

stories (rather than giving it in the form of a lecture) helped make it stick.”

Conclusions

Disability education results in positive changes in students’ knowledge,

confidence and competence.

The learning experience has provided students with a family perspective on

caring for patients with disabilities.

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Discussion

Including patients with disabilities can address LCME goals of cultural

competence, diversity, and caring for the vulnerable and underserved.

Dissemination efforts are needed to further promote disability in medical

education.

Future research should explore the long term impact of disability training on

future practitioners. .

Autism Curriculum Guide Website:

autism-med-ed.osu.edu