December 15, 2022 DNP student Eun Jo Michelle Park (from left) and dentistry student Nikol Manov conduct a simulated exam involving a manikin and a standardized patient played by Bridget Brown in the UIC Nursing Schwartz Lab. Brown’s mom, Nancy (far right), acts as the patient’s health coach. The simulation is part of an interprofessional project including UIC’s colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy and Dentistry to train students to work with patients with disabilities.Type your paragraph here.
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NADS - National Association for Down Syndrome
Bridget is Vice President of the Board.
Butterflies for Change
advocating for inclusive communities
links
"New training focuses on patients with disabilities"
December 15, 2022
"The world needs to know that I don’t 'suffer' from Down syndrome"
Oct 26, 2017
Rome conference fears Down syndrome may be in final generation
Oct 21, 2017
Disability doesn't even slow down Bridget Brown
May 20, 2013
Bridget Brown, a "butterfly for change"
Sunday, June 24, 2012