Disability Studies in Medical Education-IJUDH
A paper written by Abha
Khetarpal and myself on “Disability Studies in Medical Education” has been
published in International Journal of User-Driven Health Care. Read the paper
here. Here’s the abstract:
Uncompassionate
attitudes of doctors can have adverse impact on the already shattered emotional
health of a person with disability. The medical conditions or disabilities are
seen in isolation from their daily lives. The quality health care is thus
compromised. Disability Studies can increase the understanding of the disabled
population. The curriculum offered to medical students has an impact on their
learning potential. Medical practice influences social conditions and is also
influenced by society. The social background of diseases and their causation
must be understood within a holistic framework. Disability studies can bring
together various disciplines dealing with human pain, pathology treatment,
rehabilitation, and coping skills. Medical students must have comprehensive
training about complex human behaviour, ethics, and social justice. They must
learn the relationships among disease, distress, and disability. Co-existence
of disability studies with medicine can transform medical practice, leading to
high quality healthcare. Including Disability Studies in medical curriculum
would bring Medical Humanities into classrooms.
The medical conditions or disabilities are seen in isolation from their daily lives. medical supplies
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