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. 2019 Nov 26;322(20):2022–2024. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.15372

Table 2. Accommodations Provided Within Medical Schools, 2019a.

No. (%) of Schoolsb
Didactic accommodation
Testingc 84 (100.0)
Facilitated learningd 65 (77.4)
Ergonomice 30 (35.7)
Programmatic accommodationf 19 (22.9)
Housingg 25 (30.9)
Clinical accommodation
Testingh 63 (75.0)
General clinicali 57 (68.7)
Modified clinical procedurej 31 (36.9)
Hearing relatedk 8 (9.5)
Other 23 (27.7)
a

Data are reported for 84 schools (88.7%) from which an institutionally designated disability professional reported complete accommodation data.

b

Values do not sum to 100% because each school provides several different types of accommodation.

c

Extra time given to complete examinations, use of low distraction or private environments, and testing breaks.

d

Flexible attendance, note takers, Live Scribe Pen, recorded lectures, textbooks in alternate formats, and text-to-speech and speech-to-text computer programs.

e

Ergonomic evaluation and equipment.

f

Exception from program structure, such as decelerated curriculum.

g

Living accommodations, such as single-room housing, release from housing, assistance or service animal, and reserved parking.

h

Extra examination time within clinic or an examination given in a reduced-distraction environment.

i

Clinical placement, decelerated clinical year, release from clinic to attend appointments, and release from overnight call.

j

Includes assistive technology, use of a scribe, ability to perform procedural skill or clinical competency in simulation laboratory, and intermediary or assistant to facilitate patient examination.

k

Use of transcriptionist, Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART), sign language interpreter, specialized phone, and specialized pager.