1. Medical students with disabilities were more than 50% more likely to experience general, gender-based, and race-based discrimination than peers without disabilities.
2. Black and Asian female students with disabilities reported the highest rates of race- and gender-based discrimination, respectively, highlighting intersecting vulnerabilities.
3. Among 45,705 students, 22.2% reported general discrimination, 21.9% gender-based, and 11.8% race-based discrimination during medical school.
4. Findings were derived from the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire (2020–2022) using modified Poisson regression analysis.
5. Researchers urged medical schools to implement targeted policies addressing bias and promoting equity for trainees with disabilities across all demographic groups.

Source: JAMA Network Open