There's a growing movement of MDs working to include recognition of people with disabilities in their profession — and how those disabilities might actually make them better doctors.
KORVA COLEMAN, HOST:
When it comes to the field of medicine, doctors are sometimes seen as superhumans, jumping in to handle emergencies around the clock, performing all kinds of physically demanding work. But a growing movement of current and aspiring doctors with disabilities says this narrative is a disservice to the profession and patients. Elana Gordon reports.
ELANA GORDON, BYLINE: Lisa Iezzoni was in medical school at Harvard in the early '80s when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She had started experiencing some of the symptoms, including fatigue. She wasn't letting that get in the way of her goal, but then there came this moment.
[For more on this story by ELANA GORDON, go to https://www.npr.org/2018/07/22...look-for-recognition]
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