Director of the office for Disability, Access and Inclusion
Director, SUMMIT Program for Disability Inclusion in Health Professions Education
Visiting Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Visiting Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Publications
Meeks LM, Case B, Joshi H, Graves L, Harper DM. Prevalence, Plans, and Perceptions: Disability in Family Medicine Residencies. Fam Med. 2021 May;53(5):338-346. PubMed PMID: 34019679
Meeks LM, Case B, Joshi H, Harper DM, Graves L. Disability Policies and Practices in Family Medicine Residencies: A CERA Study. Fam Med. 2021 Mar;53(3):211-214. PubMed PMID: 33723820
Bullock JL, Kimberg LS, Meeks LM. Trauma-Informed Transformation of Evaluation and Licensure for Physicians With Mental Illness. J Hosp Med. 2021 Jul;16(7):434-437. PubMed PMID: 34197310
Meeks LM, Case B, Stergiopoulos E, Evans BK, Petersen KH. Structural Barriers to Student Disability Disclosure in US-Allopathic Medical Schools. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2021 Jan-Dec;8:23821205211018696. PubMed PMID: 34104788
Meeks LM. COVID-19 Communication-The Need for Humanity, Empathy, and Grace. JAMA. 2021 Feb 23;325(8):725-726. PubMed PMID: 33620410
Stergiopoulos E, Fragoso L, Meeks LM. Cultural Barriers to Help-Seeking in Medical Education. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Feb 1;181(2):155-156. PubMed PMID: 33369621
Patwari R, Ferro-Lusk M, Finley E, Meeks LM. Using a Diagnostic OSCE to Discern Deficit From Disability in Struggling Students. Acad Med. 2021 Feb 1;96(2):228-231. PubMed PMID: 32324632
Mahmoudi E, Zazove P, Pleasant T, Meeks L, McKee MM. Hearing Loss and Healthcare Access among Adults. Semin Hear. 2021 Feb;42(1):47-58. PubMed PMID: 33883791
Singh S, Meeks LM, Dhaliwal U. Forging an ethical pathway: Disability accommodation, diverse voices, and standards of care. Indian J Med Ethics. 2020 Oct-Dec;V(4):1-9. PubMed PMID: 34018950
Meeks LM, Taylor N, Case B, Stergiopoulos E, Zazove P, Graves L, McKee M, Swenor BK, Salgat A, Cerilli C, Joshi H, Moreland CJ. The Unexamined Diversity: Disability Policies and Practices in US Graduate Medical Education Programs. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Oct;12(5):615-619. PubMed PMID: 33149832
Panzer KV, Maraki I, Cross T, Meeks LM. Podcast possibilities: Asynchronous mentoring for learners with disabilities. Med Educ. 2020 May;54(5):448-449. PubMed PMID: 32196716
Meeks LM, Maraki I, Singh S, Curry RH. Global commitments to disability inclusion in health professions. Lancet. 2020 Mar 14;395(10227):852-853. PubMed PMID: 32171395
Meeks LM, Poullos P, Swenor BK. Creative Approaches to the Inclusion of Medical Students With Disabilities. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Jul;4(3):292-297. PubMed PMID: 32704601
Meeks LM, Case B, Plegue M, Moreland CJ, Jain S, Taylor N. National Prevalence of Disability and Clinical Accommodations in Medical Education. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2020 Jan-Dec;7:2382120520965249. PubMed PMID: 33178890
Curry RH, Meeks LM, Iezzoni LI. Beyond Technical Standards: A Competency-Based Framework for Access and Inclusion in Medical Education. Acad Med. 2020 Dec;95(12S Addressing Harmful Bias and Eliminating Discrimination in Health Professions Learning Environments):S109-S112. PubMed PMID: 32889921
Reed NS, Meeks LM, Swenor BK. Disability and COVID-19: who counts depends on who is counted. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Aug;5(8):e423. PubMed PMID: 32707124
Swenor BK, Munoz B, Meeks LM. A decade of decline: Grant funding for researchers with disabilities 2008 to 2018. PLoS One. 2020;15(3):e0228686. PubMed PMID: 32126090
Meeks LM, Jain NR, Moreland C, Taylor N, Brookman JC, Fitzsimons M. Realizing a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce: Equal Access for Residents With Disabilities. J Grad Med Educ. 2019 Oct;11(5):498-503. PubMed PMID: 31636814
Meeks LM, Case B, Herzer K, Plegue M, Swenor BK. Change in Prevalence of Disabilities and Accommodation Practices Among US Medical Schools, 2016 vs 2019. JAMA. 2019 Nov 26;322(20):2022-2024. PubMed PMID: 31769816
Viglianti EM, Oliverio AL, Cascino TM, Meeks LM. The Policy Gap: A Survey of Patient-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment Policies for Residents and Fellows in Prominent US Hospitals. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Nov;34(11):2326-2328. PubMed PMID: 31414357
Meeks LM, Liao P, Kim N. Using Twitter to promote awareness of disabilities in medicine. Med Educ. 2019 May;53(5):525-526. PubMed PMID: 30907444
Lapedis CJ, Meeks LM. Burnout Contagion. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jun 4;170(11):816. PubMed PMID: 31158856
Meeks LM, Ramsey J, Lyons M, Spencer AL, Lee WW. Wellness and Work: Mixed Messages in Residency Training. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jul;34(7):1352-1355. PubMed PMID: 30924087
Meeks LM, Jain NR, Herzer K. In Reply to Lawson et al. Acad Med. 2019 Jan;94(1):8-9. PubMed PMID: 30585808
Engelman A, Case B, Meeks L, Fetters MD. Conducting health policy analysis in primary care research: turning clinical ideas into action. Fam Med Community Health. 2019;7(2):e000076. PubMed PMID: 32148706
Meeks LM, Engelman A, Booth A, Argenyi M. Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners in Emergency Medicine. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;19(6):1014-1018. PubMed PMID: 30429935
Viglianti EM, Oliverio AL, Meeks LM. Sexual harassment and abuse: when the patient is the perpetrator. Lancet. 2018 Aug 4;392(10145):368-370. PubMed PMID: 30102162
Meeks LM, Herzer K, Jain NR. Removing Barriers and Facilitating Access: Increasing the Number of Physicians With Disabilities. Acad Med. 2018 Apr;93(4):540-543. PubMed PMID: 30248081
Meeks L, Richards A, Chang A, van Schaik S. Working with students with disabilities: simulation-based faculty development. Med Educ. 2017 Nov;51(11):1181-1182. PubMed PMID: 29024147
Meeks LM, Herzer KR. Prevalence of Self-disclosed Disability Among Medical Students in US Allopathic Medical Schools. JAMA. 2016 Dec 6;316(21):2271-2272. PubMed PMID: 27923082
Meeks LM, Herzer KR. Accommodated MCAT Time and Performance Measurements. JAMA. 2015 Oct 13;314(14):1517-8. PubMed PMID: 26462002
Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education, President
Association of American Medical Colleges, Member
Personal Interests
Dr. Meeks enjoys hiking, biking and spending time with her two children, and her adorable grandson.
Public Speaking Yes
Disability as Diversity; Improving access to medical education for learners with disabilities; Medical student and resident well-being; Performance and trajectory of learners with disabilities; Workforce Diversity of the Healthcare Workforce
General Information
Graduate Schools:
MA, University of Alabama - Huntsville
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PhD, Cleveland State University
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Undergraduate Schools:
BS, University of Central Florida (FL)
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Fellowships:
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Program, Family Medicine
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