Innovation in Medical Education on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Report on the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education-Medical Initiative.

The lack of physician training in serving patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) has been highlighted as a key modifiable root cause of health disparities experienced by this high-priority public health population. To address gaps in medical education regarding the lack of IDD curriculum, lack of evaluation/assessment, and lack of coordination across institutions, the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry created the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education-Medical (NICHE-MED) Initiative in 2016. The aims of NICHE-MED are to: (1) impact medical students' attitudes and/or knowledge to address underlying ableism and address how future physicians think about disability; (2) apply a lens of health equity and intersectionality, centering people with IDD, but fostering conversation and learning about issues faced by other disability and minoritized populations; and (3) support community-engaged scholarship within medical education.

Barriers to USMLE Step-1 accommodations: Students with Type 1 Diabetes.

Purpose: Students who earn their medical doctorate (MD) in the U.S. must pass the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step-1.

Engaging Premedical Students in Medical Education Research: Benefits of Clinical Skills Observation Studies.

Purpose: Observations requiring evaluation and critical thinking can be powerful learning experiences. Video-recorded standardized patient encounters are underused resources for evaluation and research. The authors engaged premedical students in medical education research reviewing standardized patient encounters.

Infusing intellectual and Developmental disability training into Medical School curriculum: a Pilot intervention.

Purpose: Despite the rising prevalence of developmental disabilities (DD) in the US, there remains insufficient training for healthcare professionals to care for this medically underserved population - particularly adults. The National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education (NICHE) aims to improve attitudes and knowledge towards people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (PWIDD); herein we describe one such intervention.

Method: The intervention integrated didactic, panel presentation and clinical skills components into a 2 year medical school curriculum.