Disability Friendly Medical Schools

By Usha Sadhwani

1.Albert Einstein School of Medicine
2.University of South Carolina, Peter Katsufrakis, associate dean of student affairs, and Erin Quinn, associate dean for women and disabled issues
3.University of Wisconsin at Madison
4.Stanford University
5 Baylor University
6.Wayne State is located in Detroit , Michigan , which is a wonderful place to learn and practice medicine.  The Detroit Medical Center offers a patient population similar to that of LSU New Orleans (MCLNO).  In addition to our urban facilities there are several suburban facilities.   I guess one way to get familiar with Wayne State would be to look at the website http://www.med.wayne.edu 
In addition to being a great place to learn, I have found the faculty and staff to be very supportive, resourceful and creative in dealing "non-traditional" students, and in particular, students with disabilities.  Kate Connors and Mike Webber are two wonderful advisors in the Office of Student Affairs, who have expressed interest in working with students who have a disability.  Marilyn O'Brien is the learning specialist in Student Affairs.  Dr. Kertia Black is our Dean of Student Affairs and just so happens to be a practicing PM&R physician!  These people would be wonderful resources for you in the office of student affairs.  You can reach them at (313)577-1463, or by e-mail.

7. Wisconsin
8. The University of Missouri  Kansas City -- School of Medicine- www.med.umkc.edu
9. Yale
10. UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
11. University of Rochester
12. University of Pittsburgh . I believe they recently admitted a medical student with C5/C6 quadriplegia. The also have a strong Assistive Technology program and Drs. Michael Boninger and John Horton are two physicians from the Department of PM&R who are very supportive of people with disabilities.
13. Wright State University
14. McMaster University Faculty of Medicine, Hamilton , Ontario
15. University of Cincinnati
167. Sophie Davis School of Medicine ( City University of New York )
17. East Tennessee University Sch of Med ( Johnson City TN )
18. University of California San Francisco

Osteopathic
19. University of New England College of Osteopathic
20. Pomona
21. Western University

Other:
22. Technion University School of Medicine , Israel

Nursing Programs.

    Back Injury / Scoliosis
· College of Marin

Blind/Vision Loss

· Nassau Community College
· Barry University

Chronic Illness

· Delaware State University
· Florida Atlantic University

Deaf/ Hearing Loss

· Boston College
· The College of St. Catherine
· Rockhurst/Research College of Nursing
· Rutgers University in Camden
· Saint Mary's in Notre Dame, IN
· Springfield Technical Community College
· University of Connecticut in Storrs
· University of Massachusetts at Amherst
· Miami Dade College Miami, Florida
· University of Salford (UK)
· University of Southern California
· University of Southern Maine
· University of Southern Mississippi- Gulf Park

Limb Loss

· Henderson State University

Wheelchair User

· Wright State
· University of Texas @ Arlington
· Hawaii Pacific University