Lisa Meeks

Dr. Meeks is an Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. Widely considered the leading expert on disability inclusion in medical education, Dr. Meeks helps inform policy and best practice on the topic. Her research interests include: Improving access to medical education for learners with disabilities, medical student and resident well-being, and the performance and trajectory of learners and physicians with disabilities and her work has been published in leading journals including the NEJM, Lancet, JAMA, and Academic Medicine and has been featured on NPR in the Washington Post, CNBC News, Bloomberg Law, TIME magazine, and in the AAMC News.

Dr. Meeks is the co-founder and Past President of the Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science and Medical Education, co-developer of both the AAMC Disability Webinar Series, and edited and authored the leading books on the topic, including Disability as Diversity, the casebook companion, and Equal Access for Students with Disabilities: The Guide for Health Science and Professional Education, Second Edition. She is also the lead author of the AAMC Special Report: Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians with Disabilities, and currently serves as Disability Lead for the ACGME Equity Matters Initiative for Disability.

Particularly impactful is her work as co-creator of the social media campaign #DocsWithDisabilities, co-host of the Docs With Disabilities Podcast, and director of the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative.

You can visit her website at https://www.docswithdisabilities.org

Improving access to medical education for learners with disabilities
Medical student and resident well-being
Reducing health care disparities in patients with disabilities
Performance and trajectory of learners and physicians with disabilities