Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ann Fam Med. 2022 Jul-Aug;20(4):376-378. doi: 10.1370/afm.2824.
When physicians have a disability or chronic condition, they can offer deeper insight and ability into managing the needs of patients with similar conditions. Yet an alarming 2021 survey found that only 40.7% of physicians feel confident that they provide the same level of care to people with disabilities (PWD) as those without. This may contribute to troubling health care disparities for the over 61 million Americans living with disabilities. In a recent report, The American Medical Association (AMA) recognized that increased concordance between patients and physicians with disabilities is key to resolving health care inequities for PWD, yet although 1 in 5 patients reports a disability, only 1 in 33 physicians identifies as such. This is because prospective medical students with disabilities face many barriers in medical education and practice. We call for specific changes to medical school admission processes and curricula to promote a more just and diverse workforce which includes more physicians with disabilities.
当医生有残疾或慢性病时，他们可以更深入地了解和处理具有类似病情的患者的需求。然而，一项令人震惊的 2021 年调查发现，只有 40.7%的医生有信心他们为残疾患者（PWD）提供的护理水平与非残疾患者相同。这可能导致超过 6100 万美国残疾患者的医疗保健差距问题令人担忧。在美国医学协会（AMA）的一份最新报告中，承认残疾患者与残疾医生之间的一致性增加是解决残疾患者医疗保健不平等问题的关键，但尽管每 5 名患者中就有 1 人报告有残疾，但只有每 33 名医生中就有 1 人认同这一点。这是因为有残疾的未来医学学生在医学教育和实践中面临许多障碍。我们呼吁对医学院的录取流程和课程进行具体改革，以促进一个更公正、更多样化的劳动力队伍，其中包括更多的残疾医生。
