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In Reply: Ms Woodard confirms that the issues we raise pertain to other clinicians, including nurses. In both medicine and nursing, physical stamina, endurance, and speed are critical in certain contexts, and patient safety must always come first. However, after ensuring that a practitioner has mental and physical competence, reasonable accommodations and small adjustments can allow health care professionals with disabilities to make meaningful contributions. In some settings, having a disability might even enhance the clinician's ability to provide care. Thus, we thank Dr Nashleanas for highlighting the contributions of physicians with hearing loss.
Dr Kirkland raises an important question: can individuals who do not belong to a social minority understand fully the experiences of those who do? It is unfortunate, yet telling, that individuals would be skeptical that disabled physicians would address this issue and, similarly, that able bodied physicians would be less credible. This mirrors the perceptions encountered . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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