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Learning differences, medical students, and the law.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12584097     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To update her article in the June 1999 issue of Academic Medicine, the author addresses the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the 2001 Bartlett case on medical students with learning differences. In Bartlett v. the New York State Board of Bar Examiners, the Court ruled that Bartlett was substantially limited in the major life activity of working because of the board's failure to accommodate her reading impairment. The author postulates that the Supreme Court decision in the Bartlett case offers hope to medical students applying for accommodation on medical licensing examinations. If such accommodations are not forthcoming, she suggests that medical schools might ask the question, "Are board examinations a valid measurement of the preparation for the job of a physician?"
Authors:
Doric Little
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Legal Cases    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges     Volume:  78     ISSN:  1040-2446     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Med     Publication Date:  2003 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-02-13     Completed Date:  2003-03-19     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8904605     Medline TA:  Acad Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  187-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
International Health and Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Civil Rights / legislation & jurisprudence*
Education, Medical / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Lawyers / legislation & jurisprudence
Learning Disorders*
Licensure, Medical / legislation & jurisprudence*
New York
Specialty Boards / legislation & jurisprudence*
Supreme Court Decisions
United States

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