Barriers Before Entry: Opportunities for Improving Pre-Admission Guidance for Disabled Medical School Applicants in Australia and New Zealand
This paper examines how medical schools in Australia and New Zealand communicate with prospective disabled applicants through their websites. The authors investigate whether publicly available information aligns with consensus guidelines on disability inclusion, aiming to identify barriers that may discourage disabled students from applying to medical school.
The research is motivated by persistent underrepresentation of disabled people in the medical workforce despite evidence that increasing disability representation improves patient care and reduces health disparities. Laura Gray, Lise Mogensen, Gisselle Gallego, Neera R. Jain, Joanna Tai,
Jo Bishop, Matt Brett and Bryony A. McNeill (November 2025)