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AAVMC Technical Standards Webinar
September 14th, 11am-12:30pm ET
Description
Technical standards for veterinary education are an increasingly important topic given the rise in the admission of students with disabilities across the health professions. In 2022, the AAVMC convened a committee, which included a diverse group of veterinary medicine faculty and external disability experts, to engage in a robust conversation regarding technical standards for veterinary medical education. The outcome of the eight-month-long interactive process was the creation of an exemplary set of technical standards.
To disseminate, provide context, and assist schools in developing technical standards that reflect the value of veterinarians with disabilities and advances in technology and communication access, the AAVMC offered a free webinar for its members in March 2023, and will offer a reprise of that webinar with updates on September 14th.
The presenters will again provide an overview of their committee’s process for review, the legal and educational implications for technical standards, the importance of welcoming and inclusive language, review examples of inclusive and restrictive technical standards domains, outline reasonable clinical accommodations, and present an updated set of exemplary standards for program consideration.
Accommodations: Real time captioning will be provided, requests for additional accommodations should be sent to meeksandcompanyconsulting@gmail.com by September 1st.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Articulate the intended use, legal and educational implications, and critical elements of inclusive technical standards
- Compare and contrast the difference between technical standards and learning objectives
- Apply recommendations to the review and revision of technical standards that are reflective of best practices
Speakers:
Liz Arnold, VetMB, MA, Lecturer in Veterinary Practice (Small Animal Medicine), Bristol Veterinary School, UK
Erin Williams Benson, MPA, Director, Disability Resource Center, University of Georgia
Roslyn Casimir, DVM, MS, DACVP, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathiobiology, Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine
Grace Clifford, MAEd, Director of Disability Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Caroline El-Khoury, MA, MBA, Assistant Dean of Student Success, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA, Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Executive Director, Docs With Disabilities Initiative
S. Kathleen Salisbury, DVM, MS, DACVS, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Purdue University
Leslie Sprunger, DVM, PhD, Associate Dean, Professional Programs, College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University
Register here to tune in on September 14, 2023.
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