
(she/her) med student @StanfordMed. excited about all things peds, IBD, and psychosocial care through a patient inclusion & health equity lens
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ALT Slide from the SMADIE Conference with SMADIE logo on the top and vertical aqua bar on the left side. On the right, black text on white background: “Lived Experience Is Expertise. Disabled people are not only recipients of care – we are producers of knowledge. Lived disability experience is a clinical strength!” Underneath the text, two photos: a selfie of Amy and Ken wearing scrubs at the hospital wards, and a photo of five MSDCI National Students standing outside, smiling, and wearing light blue MSDCI shirts.

ALT White background with ombre blue circles. Blue triangle on the bottom right corner. Above it a round frame with a headshot of Amy Bugwadia, underneath it in white text: “Medical Student at Stanford University School of Medicine.” On the top left corner is the SMADIE Conference logo in maroon and on the top right corner is the MSDCI logo in blue. Underneath in bold blue font “Amy Bugwadia.” Below it in blue “STANFORD MSDCI CHAIR AND FORMER MSDCI NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS VICE DIRECTOR”. Underneath it “Saturday, April 26th, 2025, 8:00am-3:45pm (PT)” and Opening Remarks/Welcome. Session 2: A Collective Approach to Promoting Disability Access and Inclusion across MedEd.”

ALT A circular graphic featuring a dark blue background and a central icon of a person in a wheelchair. Surrounding the wheelchair icon are various medical and scientific symbols, including a laboratory flask, syringes, a stethoscope, a medical cross, an astrological symbol, and a caduceus. The design incorporates different shades of blue and white, emphasizing themes of health, accessibility, and science.

ALT Navy blue background with white square in the center. Within the square, in navy blue text: “Collaborative research efforts between medical professionals, disability advocates, and policymakers are crucial in efforts to promote integration of disability studies into medical curricula.” with smaller navy text at the bottom of the square: “Couser, G. Thomas. "What disability studies has to offer medical education." Journal of Medical Humanities 32 (2011): 21-30.Campbell, Fiona Kumari. "Medical education and disability studies." Journal of Medical Humanities 30 (2009): 221-235.Smeltz, L., Carpenter, S., Benedetto, L., Newcomb, N., Rubenstein, D., King, T., ... & DeWaters, A. L. (2023). ADEPT-CARE: a pilot, student-led initiative to improve care for persons with disabilities via a novel teaching tool. Disability and Health Journal, 16(3), 101462."































