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
  • Two of our committee members, through the Digital Education Internships, are working on transforming the digital experience for WMS students through reorganisation, updating, and providing a clear student voice
• CCE1 Transition mentoring
  • Annual recruitment of peer mentors for students entering CCE1 with disabilities, learning differences, mental health conditions and/or any reasonable adjustments
  • Matching to mentors with shared experiences, of the same trusts and blocks
• Sighted Guiding training for Phase I Skills
  • Education in a regular Skills session on how to appropriately support someone with impaired vision
  • Glasses to demonstrate various vision impairments for student learning
  • Creation of an Lt workbook to accompany this session
• Reasonable Adjustments Policy
  • Formalised policy outlining the duties of WMS to support students who have a Reasonable Adjustments Plan
  • Includes appropriate, card-sized Health Passports for students to provide to faculty and placement with just 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

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