Disability Disclosure in Residency Applications & Medicine

Join us for a powerful and informative LMSA conference recording exploring disability disclosure diversity in medical residency applications and personal statements. In this conversation, Dr. Moss a PGY-2 Psychiatry Resident, opens up about her journey with personal health challenges and the impact of disclosing her disabilities during medical school and residency applications. She shares the pros and cons of disclosure, strategies for finding disability-friendly residency programs, and the role of legal protections in supporting applicants with disabilities. Adding further depth, Dr. Flores discusses her own experiences navigating medicine with a visible disability being in a wheelchair highlighting the challenges and opportunities in academic medicine and clinical practice.