Ongoing and Completed Projects

Current and Ongoing Projects:

• Facilitator training - ongoing
  
  • Train CBL facilitators on working with a wide range of disabilities, and accommodating differences in a classroom and group work environment
• Update WMS / MB ChB webpages for transparency and accessibility
  • Our current president through the Digital Education Internships is working on transforming the digital experience for WMS students through reorganisation, updating, and providing a clear student voice
• Ongoing input into digital course components
  • Providing guidance and input on the accessibility of a wide range of educational resources, from transcripts to Moodle

Completed Projects:

• Neurodiversity & Specific Learning Differences; Signs and Assessment Pathways data collection
  • Collated experiences of current MBChB students on how they recognised their ND / SpLD
  • Transparent outline on the pathways for screening, assessment, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support
  • Will contribute to development of a Study Skills package for students with ND / SpLD
• Staff away day
  • Full staff training day provided on the topic of disability in higher education
  • Hosted solutions-focussed discussion groups on key issues or gaps in disability provision on the MBChB
• Awarding gap research
  • Research project investigating exam performance and adverse educational outcomes conducted for all students on the MBChB in the last 10 years
  • Identified strongly significant awarding gap and higher risk of adverse outcomes for disabled students (specifically SpLD, Chronic conditions, Mental health and Multiple conditions)
  • Staff EDI group created to assess and address the awarding gap, adverse outcomes and other EDI issues at WMS
• Warwick Social Inclusion Conference
  • Workshop and information session at the first ever WSIC promoting inclusivity and accessibility in higher education course design and delivery
• Participated in Widening Participation events throughout 2021-2022
  • Informing and encouraging students with disabilities about applying for medical school
• Participated in Medical Schools Council annual EDI meeting
  • Providing student perspective and insights to a national EDI board
• Input into the development of Eating Disorder teaching within the curriculum
• Supported the creation of a paid transcript reviewer role for students
• Sighted Guiding training for Phase I Skills
  • Education in a regularSkills sessionon how toappropriately supportsomeone with impaired vision
  • Glasses to demonstratevarious vision impairmentsfor student learning
  • Creation of an Lt workbook to accompany this session
• Reasonable Adjustments Policy
  • Formalised policy outlining the duties of WMS to support studentswho have a Reasonable Adjustments Plan
  • Includes appropriate, card-sized Health Passportsfor students to provide to faculty and placement with ust the accommodations the student consents to disclose
• Ongoing input into digital course components
  • Providing guidance and input on the accessibility of a wide range of educational resources, from transcripts to Moodle

Previous Projects

These projects were started by the previous committee but since have been shelved, If you would like to restart them, please approach the disability network email address @wmsdisabilitynetwork@warwick.ac.uk

• CCE1 Transition mentoring
  • Annual recruitment ofpeer mentorsfor students entering CCE1 with disabilities, learning differences, mental health conditions and/or any reasonable adjustments
  • Matching to mentorswith shared experiences, of the same trusts and blocks