Disability Education Guidelines for PM&R Residency

Thursday, February 27, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MST

Location: 106 A-C

Course Director(s)

Ravi E. Kasi, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
RUSH University Medical Group

Speaker(s)

Haris Choudry, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Program Director, Department of PM&R
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Nethra S. Ankam, MD

Professor
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Faculty(s)

Dorothy W. Tolchin, MD, EdM

Director, Longitudinal Disability and Anti-Ableism Curriculum
Harvard Medical School

Speaker(s)

Leslie Rydberg, MD

Associate Professor, Clerkship Director, Associate Residency Program Director
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Disclosure(s):

Ravi E. Kasi, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Haris Choudry, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Nethra S. Ankam, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Dorothy W. Tolchin, MD, EdM: No financial relationships to disclose

Leslie Rydberg, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Brief Session Description : This presentation is curated for Resident Educators (Program Directors, Academic Faculty) and Residents to establish best-practice guidelines for Disability Education during a PM&R Residency. The talk will explore the current practices of PM&R residency programs in how they teach the principles of disability in their programs. The main focus of the presentation will be on proposing guidelines for Disability-themed Educational Milestones (i.e. Medical Knowledge in Milestones 2.0) needed to be achieved by Residents by the time of graduation. Examples of methods to integrate this education into clinical rotations will be provided.