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Admissions as a facilitator of inclusion — not a gatekeeper
Author(s) -
Mehta Lina,
Clifford Grace
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30320
Subject(s) - facilitator , inclusion (mineral) , medical education , medical profession , medical school , psychology , medicine , family medicine , social psychology
Although the percentage of medical students with disabilities is increasing, it continues to lag behind that of individuals with disabilities in other graduate programs. One mechanism for increasing the number of students with disabilities in medicine is through the admissions pathway. Medical school admissions is historically viewed as the gatekeeper for students with disabilities in entering the medical profession.