Quadriplegic Medical School

Quadriplegia (Tetraplegia): Definition, Causes

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Quadriplegia is a symptom of paralysis that affects all a person’s limbs and body from the neck down. The most common cause of quadriplegia is an injury to the spinal cord in your neck, but it can also happen with medical conditions. Quadriplegia is sometimes treatable, but most cases — especially those due to injuries — result in ...

Chris Connolly is a brilliant medical student. He's also a …

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Chris Connolly navigates the halls at the University of Michigan medical school, June 21, 2018. Chris is a quadriplegic and one of few disabled students to have …

Quadriplegia: Types, Causes, Prognosis, and More

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Quadriplegic acceptance into medical school: please help!

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Jun 4, 2008. #3. walderness said: Most schools do not except quadriplegics into their M.D. program due to technical standards that require that fine motor skills are …

I Use a Wheelchair. And Yes, I’m Your Doctor.

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A colleague who is quadriplegic recounted a medical school admissions officer telling him, “I’m afraid that you will not …

QUADRIPLEGIC AIMS TO BECOME DOCTOR

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Since most quadriplegic medical students tend to specialize in areas that do not require mastery of hands-on surgical techniques, medical schools that admit quadriplegics modify their …

Quadriplegic acceptance into medical school: please help!

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45408. Jun 5, 2008. #56. Law2Doc said: Agreed. While the first two years of med school wouldn't be impossible for a quadriplegic, a school would have to be totally …

Quadriplegic Accepted To Medical School | AP News

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A quadriplegic honors student whose failed attempts to enter medical school led the state to revise its anti-discrimination law was accepted …

'I might be quadriplegic, but I'm your doctor' - ABC News

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When medical student Dinesh Palipana suffered a severe spinal injury in a car crash, he was told his dream of becoming a doctor was over. Now he's Queensland's …

Adaptive Equipment for Spinal Cord …

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The following assistive devices will be especially helpful to those with weak hand or wrist function. For more tips and advice on adapting to paralysis, speak with your occupational therapist. …