Leveraging the perspectives of deaf trainees to better care for vulnerable communities

Zach Featherstone
Feb 1, 2021
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While legislation and modern advances have made it possible for more d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing (HoH) individuals to enter medicine, the number of d/Deaf/HoH medical trainees remains low and barriers to entry into medicine are significant.

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