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Technical Standards for Nursing Education Programs in the 21st Century.

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Ailey, S. H. & Marks, B. (2016). Technical Standards for Nursing Education Programs in the 21st Century. Rehabilitation Nursing. doi: 10.1002/rnj.278 Abstract Purpose  The Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2000; 2002) exposed serious safety problems in the health system and called for total qualitative system change. The IOM (2011; 2015) also calls for improving the education …

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Doctor’s care is a balance of skill, empathy for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student : Augusta Free Press

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Source: Doctor’s care is a balance of skill, empathy for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student : Augusta Free Press Alyssa Savelli has wanted to be a doctor for as long as she can remember. “When I was 5, I would just sit and watch Discovery Health Channel and watch open heart surgery.” A …

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Disclosure of Disabilities by Medical Students

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Source: Disclosure of Disabilities by Medical Students In Reply Ms Schwartz emphasizes the importance of disclosure as it relates to providing opportunities to medical students with disabilities. Although disclosure is important, if not necessary, for receiving accommodations from an institution, disclosure alone is unlikely to change the broader attitudes and cultural norms that limit access …

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Lessons in Increasing Access to Care: Symposium at Rush brings together disability and health care leaders

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https://www.rush.edu/news/lessons-increasing-access-care By Kevin McKeough, Anne Burgeson and Kathleen Ziemer Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan observed that “at almost any moment, any of us could be living with a disability, whether through our life circumstances or as we age. This is an issue that is personal to all of us, whether we realize it our not.” …

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White Paper on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Nursing Educational Programs for the California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (CCEPD)

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Marks, B. & Ailey, S. (2014). White Paper on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Nursing Educational Programs for the California Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities. Chicago, IL. Featured on The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) website: Accommodating Students with Disabilities (https://tinyurl.com/ov6tlec). A White Paper on Inclusion of Students with …

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Supporting Nurses and Nursing Students with Disabilities

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Supporting Nurses and Nursing Students with DisabilitiesNeal-Boylan, Leslie PhD, RN, APRN, CRRN, FAAN; Marks, Beth PhD, RN; McCulloh, Karen J. BSN, RNAJN, American Journal of Nursing: October 2015 – Volume 115 – Issue 10 – p 11Federal agencies and nursing organizations say it’s high time to put aside preconceptions.Nursing students and nurses with disabilities face …

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Diversity among doctors: Students with disabilities are finding their place in medical schools—and beyond

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Diversity among doctors: Students with disabilities are finding their place in medical schools—and beyond Cathy Gulli September 25, 2015 For Jessica Dunkley, getting into medical school was no ordinary childhood dream. Deaf since the day she was born, Dunkley aspired to become a doctor when, at age 10, her aunt gave her a plastic human …

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