Joseph Samona is a fourth-year dental student at the University of Michigan, graduating in May 2020. As a future dentist with a profound hearing loss, he aims to improve access to oral health care in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. He is also a co-founder of Michigan Deaf Health. In our very first video episode, Joe discusses his experiences applying to dental school, accessing accommodations, and taking action to make oral health education more accessible for American Sign Language users. ASL Video version: <a href= "https://bit.ly/DWDDeafVideo">https://bit.ly/DWDDeafVideo</a> Key Words: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Dentistry, Student

Dr. Paige Church, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto

Join hosts Drs. Lisa Meeks, Peter Poullos and guest hosts as they take a deeper dive into the experiences of health care providers with disabilities through critical conversations with the doctors, researchers, administrators, faculty and policy makers that work to ensure medicine remains an equal opportunity profession.