Dr. Meeks is an Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her work on disability inclusion and anti-ableism in health professions education helps inform international policy and best practice.
She is the co-developer of both the AAMC Disability Webinar Series, and edited and authored the leading books on the topic. She regularly collaborates with health professions associations and is the lead author of the AAMC Special Report: Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians with Disabilities, and currently serves on the DEI committee for the ACGME, and an ACGME Equity Matters contributor.
Her research has been published in leading medical journals and featured widely in media including NPR and TIME magazine, while her initiatives including the social media campaign #DocsWithDisabilities, the Docs with Disabilities Podcast, and the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative have been immeasurably impactful in pushing for disability access in health professions training.