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PoWER Program: People with Disabilities Educating Residents.

Hilary Siebens1, Kevin Cairns, Walton O Schalick

  • 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
|March 27, 2004
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People with disabilities (PWDs) trained physical medicine and rehabilitation residents on daily living challenges and solutions. This innovative educational approach fostered resident appreciation for the PWDs perspective.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Traditional medical education often lacks patient perspectives on daily living with disabilities.
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residents require practical insights into the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities.
  • Integrating lived experiences can enhance resident understanding and empathy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate an educational program where people with disabilities (PWDs) served as "consumer-trainers" for PM&R residents.
  • To assess the impact of this program on residents' understanding of disability-related challenges and adaptations.
  • To determine the effectiveness of involving PWDs in resident education.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an educational program utilizing PWDs as "consumer-trainers" for PM&R residents.

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  • Residents in postgraduate years 2 and 4 visited trainers in their homes and workplaces.
  • Residents learned about PWDs' lifestyles and adaptive strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • Over half of resident evaluations described the experience as "excellent, outstanding, invaluable."
    • The program provided residents with direct exposure to the realities of living with disabilities.
    • Residents gained insights into practical solutions and adaptations for daily living.

    Conclusions:

    • People with disabilities can effectively educate PM&R residents about living with disabilities.
    • This novel educational strategy successfully encourages residents to value the perspectives of PWDs.
    • Incorporating consumer-trainers enhances rehabilitation medicine training.