Optimal Disability Accommodations for Medical Residents
Abstract
Moreland et al 1 illuminate the status of internal medicine residents living with disabilities, their requests for accommodations, and access to residency program supports.The authors' most striking finding is the reason residents do not receive necessary disability accommodations: they do not ask for them.Over one-quarter of nearly 700 residents who needed accommodations did not request them, Open Access.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Disability Education and Employment
Occupational health in dentistry
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Publication details
- Journal / source
- JAMA Network Open
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- e263360–e263360
- Publication date
- 30 March 2026
- Language
- EN