Disability Advocate Coalition in Medicine
About 25% of the U.S. population has a disability, which unequivocally means that all healthcare providers will see patients with many different forms of disability and naturally, will interact with peers and colleagues who identify with having a disability. The purpose of creating the Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine (DAC Med) is to create a platform for students, trainees, faculty, and staff to connect in order to advocate, discuss, educate, and collaborate on what it means for patients and providers to have disabilities within the lens of medicine.
Mission Statement
"The mission of the Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine UACOM-P Chapter is to create a culture of inclusion for disability in medicine that is:
1. Dedicated to teaching how to be a culturally competent provider for patients with different types of disabilities,
2. Informative in communicating how trainees can be involved in combating ableism in medicine and medical education,
3. Supportive of existing and future providers with disability in medicine
The goal of DAC Med is to utilize an interdisciplinary trainee-led task force to sustainably dismantle ableism in healthcare from both the patient and provider lenses."
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Denise Campagnolo
Class of 2028 Student Leadership:
Nathan Won
Randle Uyeda
Janan Zeng
Jerry Ruvalcaba
jerryruvalcaba@arizona.edu