Welcomed and valued

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Supporting disabled learners in medical education and training

Welcomed and valued provides advice for medical schools and postgraduate educators on how to support disabled learners, and those with long term health conditions. We firmly believe disabled people should be welcomed to the profession and valued for their contribution to patient care. A diverse population is better served by a diverse workforce that has had similar experiences and understands their needs.

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Disabled doctors exist

Disabled doctors exist

Celebrating their contribution to medicine

Doctors, like any other professional group can experience ill health or disability. Read accounts from disabled medical students and doctors in training where they talk about the value they bring to medicine, and what they’ve learnt from their experience of medical training. 


How disability is viewed

How disability is viewed

By patients, colleagues and educators

Medical students and doctors in training have both positive and negative experiences of how their health condition or disability is viewed. Read about some of the reactions medical students and doctors have faced while training.


Supporting the individual

Supporting the individual

Reasonable adjustments and flexibility

Critical to supporting disabled medical students and doctors through their education and training is talking to the individual about their needs. Read about the reasonable adjustments that have made a difference to medical students and doctors in training, and the barriers they’ve sometimes faced in securing them.

Moving through education

Moving through education

Support at transition points

Transitions during medical training are a challenge for all learners, but they can be even more of a challenge for disabled learners. Read about the issues disabled students and doctors in training have faced while moving through training, and what has made the process easier.


A culture of support

A culture of support

What general initiatives are needed

While tailored support specific to an individual is vital, it is also important to make sure disabled learners feel welcomed and valued. Read about the initiatives or processes that disabled doctors and students think would improve the culture of support.



Welcomed and valued resources

Welcomed and valued resources

Shared experiences, Welcomed and valued appendix and other useful resources

Access the supporting resources for the Welcomed and valued guidance. This includes the full list of shared experiences from doctors and medical students, the Welcomed and valued appendix, and other resources.