• Brianna A Marzolf, Michael M McKee, Oluwaferanmi O Okanlami, and Philip Zazove.
• Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan bamarzol@umich.edu.
• Ann Fam Med. 2022 Jul 1; 20 (4): 376-378.

AbstractWhen 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.© 2022 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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