Down Sydrome Patients, Families Urge Empathy
September 10, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn
First-year M.D. students from the UCF College of Medicine received a heart-felt lesson this week on the challenges and hopeful determination of people living with Down Syndrome. As part of their HB1 module, the doctors-in-training spoke with families from the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida, including the mother of a 7-month-old baby with the condition and a 22-year-old man who wants to be a worldwide advocate for people with disabilities.
Dr. Jane Gibson, professor of pathology, first invited patients with Down Syndrome and their families to the College of Medicine last year to help medical students understand the lives of people with the condition. The testimonies were so inspirational that Dr. Gibson organized another visit this year.
Read more here: Down Sydrome Patients, Families Urge Empathy | UCF Today.
