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ALT A celebration graphic with the heading “Docs with Disabilities Research Lab Kudos!” A smiling woman, Zoie Sheets, holds a plaque that reads “2025 La Rabida Resident of the Year – Zoie Sheets, MD – University of Chicago Medicine.” Text on the right side reads: “La Rabida Resident of the Year 2025, University of Chicago Pediatrics.” At the bottom, a gold banner with the DWDI logo says, “Congrats Zoie!”
![Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Julia Hanes in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads“[The standards] really didn't allow for things that we pride ourselves on in medicine: creativity, problem solving, teamwork … Those restrictive technical standards didn't let us do what we do best.“ Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Julia Hanes, second-year Resident Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRJf7HWXwAAqTlF.jpg?name=small&format=webp)
ALT Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Julia Hanes in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads“[The standards] really didn't allow for things that we pride ourselves on in medicine: creativity, problem solving, teamwork … Those restrictive technical standards didn't let us do what we do best.“ Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Julia Hanes, second-year Resident Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.

ALT Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Rachel Giddings in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads “Changing the documents is one thing, but I think it's important that we influence the broader medical and education systems as well.” Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Rachel Giddings; 2nd Year Medical Student at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.

ALT Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Cheryl Holmes in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 95”, underneath this is a quote that reads “ it struck me how uninformed we are as medical educators regarding the abilities of persons with disabilities and the assumptions that we make around what they can and cannot do. ” Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Cheryl Holmes; Associate Dean at the University of British Columbia”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.

ALT Alt Text: Black infographic featuring a portrait of Dr. Lynn Ashdown in a round yellow and turquoise frame. The infographic is titled in white, red, and turquoise text: “#DocsWithDisabilities The ICAM Series Episode 94”, underneath this is a quote that reads “The amount of advocacy that learners and physicians with disabilities need to take on, it's not sustainable ... We're seeing burnout in levels that we've never seen before.” Along the bottom of the infographic in white text reads “Dr. Lynn Ashdown Patient Partner - Lead Advisor Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)”, red text reads “Learn more & subscribe at: https://bit.ly/DocsWithDisabilitiesPodcast”.















