
Lisa M Meeks, PhD, MA
@meekslisa
Equity focused HPE researcher @uicdme @umichmedicine
PI & Founder #DocsWithDisabilities | Host @docswith🎙️
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Dr. Lisa Meeks Lisa M Meeks, PhD, MA will be our keynote speaker for the conference!

From The DocsWithDisabilities Initiative– Equal Access Chapter 11: Dos and Don'ts for Working With Students With Disabilities amaedhub.org/3DBPdZL

📢 Now Hiring: Research Assistant 🔬 Focus: Disability & Health Professions Education 🕒 Part-time | 💻 Remote | 💵 $18/hr 📅 Start: July 1, 2025 💌 Apply by May 1 to: [email protected] 🔗 Details: bit.ly/3RDziNS Disabled applicants strongly encouraged to apply.



Thank you Prof Lisa M Meeks, PhD, MA & Stanford SMADIE for the collective leadership. In solidarity 🙏

During her Keynote speech at Stanford SMADIE, Dr. Lisa Meeks Lisa M Meeks, PhD, MA highlights a crucial truth: Isolation isn’t accidental, it’s strategic. In the fight for disability rights, solidarity is not optional—it’s essential. #DisabilityTwitter #MedTwitter #SMADIE2025


During her keynote speech at @stanfordsmadie , Dr. Meeks, Lisa M Meeks, PhD, MA calls for a shift in healthcare education—where disability is seen as essential, not exceptional. #DisabilityTwitter #MedTwitter #SMADIE2025


SO excited to share this publication! Thank you to Dr. Twomey & Dr. Jones and JAMA Surgery for the platform to share our stories. “Inclusion of surgeons with disabilities is the next frontier for equity in surgery.” BMC Surgery #DocsWithDisabilities jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

📞Calling all trainees in the #HealthProfessions and #Biomedicalsciences! Academic Medicine wants to hear from you. Starting THIS FRIDAY, submit a letter on a pivotal moment in your #professional life. See this blog post for more info: ow.ly/cmFx50VAk5O. #CallForPapers #MedEd


New in Academic Medicine, Medical students with disabilities without program access report worse experiences across every domain of the learning environment. 🧠 Study: Moreland et al. 🔗 bit.ly/AM_Perceptions… #MedEd #DisabilityInclusion #DocsWithDisabilities #AcademicMedicine


In JAMA Network Open Zoie Clarise Sheets, MD, MPH Mytien Nguyen et al. Only 56% of ped resid programs publish diversity statements. Race & gender-most mentioned. Disability? Just 14%. 🔗 bit.ly/JAMAOpen_PedsD… #Pediatrics #DEI #MedicalEducation #Residency #Inclusion #DocsWithDisabilities


Thrilled to see a commentary in JAMA Network Open on our new paper! Written by Drs. Paige Church, Amy Rule, and Rudaina Banihani — strong, smart women leaders🌟 Read it here: bit.ly/JAMAOpen_PedsC… #MedEd #DEI #Pediatrics #DocsWithDisabilities





Doing this work is an absolute privilege. Doing it with a diverse group of learners and leaders from across multiple institutions--bucket filling. Check out our newest work in Academic Medicine journals.lww.com/academicmedici… #DisabilityInclusion #Intersectionality #MedEd


We’re honored that The DocsWithDisabilities Initiative has been named to the inaugural #ForbesAccessibility100 list! 💙 This recognition belongs to our entire community—centered on lived experience & driven by the principle: Nothing About Us Without Us. 🔗 bit.ly/Forbes_Educati… #DocsWithDisabilities


📢New in Academic Medicine: Triano & Meeks spotlight how DRPs shape #MedEd access through student support, policy reform & cultural change. Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP Read more at link 👇 bit.ly/AcadMed_Streng… #AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities
