Cross-Cutting

Symposium

(616074) Diversity, Inclusion and Representation in Rehabilitation Sciences

Presenter(s)

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  Carmen Capo-Lugo, PT, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, Alabama
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  Mark Hirsch, PhD

  Senior Scientist
  Carolinas Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
  Charlotte, North Carolina
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  Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB

  Assistant Professor and Research Scientist
  NYU School of Medicine Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation
  New York City, New York
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  Bridget Chin, MA, MD

  Instructor, Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
  Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
  East Grand Rapids, Michigan

Moderator(s)

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  David Morris, PT, PhD, FAPTA

  Professor and Chair
  Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, Alabama

Non-presenting Author(s)

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  Patricia Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM

  Associate Professor
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado

Non-presenting author(s)

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  Ariana Vora, MD

  Assistant Professor
  Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Wellesley, Massachusetts

This symposia provides a broad view of diversity, inclusion and representation in rehabilitation science and practice. We will explore the historical and cultural underpinnings of underrepresentation and as explore the nuances between disability and diversity. We will also present recent data on awards for scholarship by women in rehabilitation medical societies and highlight recent efforts by ACRM's NDNG Awards Task Force. Finally, we will explore the intricacies of race, class, ethnicity, and gender in the mentoring and development of junior rehabilitation scientists with particular focus on factors that foster supportive rehabilitation science environments.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand historical and cultural contributors to underrepresentation in rehabilitation and medical sciences
• Compare the various definitions of diversity and disability within the rehabilitation medicine field.
• Describe the usefulness of thinking about disability in terms of diversity.
• To discuss recent literature on awards for scholarship by women in medical societies.
• Present approaches that empower and magnify inclusion and diversity within the rehabilitation field Provide a vision for promoting diversity, inclusion, and representation in rehabilitation science and medicine