Episode 77: Dr. Amy Rule

Interviewee: Amy Rule, MD, MPH, FAAP Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: In this episode we are joined by neonatal and pediatric hospitalist and academic pediatrician Dr. Amy Rule. In this episode, Dr. Rule talks about navigating the academic experience of medical school as a person with disabilities, her experiences in medical school and residency, how her disability impacts her work as a pediatrician and parenting a child with a disability. Resources: "I Am That Parent" (Cited in episode) Transcript Bio: Dr. Amy Rule is a pediatric and neonatal hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory/CHOA and the co-director of Emory's Collaborating Center for Perinatal Equity. She received her medical degree from Wake Forest University SOM. She completed her pediatric residency and combined hospital medicine and global health fellowship at Cincinnati Children's. Her research centers on the intersection of health education and health equity. Her work includes maternal-newborn outcomes research in East Africa, partnering with immigrant and refugee families in Georgia and cultural humility and global health education for healthcare trainees. Dr. Rule has a rare skeletal dysplasia and is a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities through writing, advocacy and diversity and inclusion work in both health professional and community settings. Linked In Twitter Produced by: Lisa Meeks, Kadesha Treco, Jasmine Lopez, R.E. Natowicz, Pranati Movva, and Gabe Abrams. Audio editor: Jacob Feeman Digital Media: Katie Sullivan Keywords: disability, pediatrics, disability mentorship, disability parenting, health equity, accessibility, medical school. Website: https://www.docswithdisabilities.org/podcast