GME Speaker Series Addressing Healthcare Disparities

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Office of Graduate Medical Education/Committee on Representation and Empowerment.
 
Speaker: Mary Wu Chang, MD, FAAD; Megan Fahey, MD; Robert Krug, MD
Title: Advocating for Invisible and Visible Disabilities
Date: 5/22/2026
Time: 7:30AM - 9:00AM
Location: Virtual
Link: Zoom
 
Session Attendance Code: PUVSOG
 
Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):
  1. Define what encompasses an invisible/visible disability.
  2. Discuss the importance of recognizing accessible changes that may help a trainee with a disability succeed.
  3. Discuss barriers that may lead to a patient being unable to follow a care plan.
  4. Illustrate a plan for patients using local resources to help patients be able to access care.
  5. Describe resources available for people with disabilities (trainees/attendings) via GME.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: 
 
Mary Wu Chang, MD, FAAD; Megan Fahey, MD in their roles as speakers for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.
 
Robert Kruig, MD, in their role for this educational event, has a financial relationship(s) with [Rehab Medicine & Disability Consulting, LLC; Collins Medical Associates/Trinity of New England; Optum/United Healthcare; Gate Science] that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of their role as speaker. The following mitigated safeguard(s) have been put into place: The activity director will restrict the speaker’s presentation involvement to areas outside the area of conflict. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Speaker Off-label Statement: Mary Wu Chang, MD, FAAD; Megan Fahey, MD; Robert Krug, MD will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device. 
Target Audience: GME Program Directors, GME Program Coordinators, GME Program Faculty Members.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1.5 _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement:  Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals to be mitigated.
Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
 
Session date: 
05/22/2026 - 7:30am to 9:00am EDT
Location: 
Virtual
UConn Health
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Participation
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