Mary Ciccarelli, MD - Improving Health Care Services
“It's an interesting question to ask, how I got interested in the field of disability services,” states Dr. Mary Ciccarelli. When Dr. Ciccarelli began her training in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, there was little specific attention paid to disabilities. As an internist and pediatrician, Dr.…
Title
Mary Ciccarelli, MD - Improving Health Care Services
Subject
Medical
Description
“It's an interesting question to ask, how I got interested in the field of disability services,” states Dr. Mary Ciccarelli. When Dr. Ciccarelli began her training in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, there was little specific attention paid to disabilities. As an internist and pediatrician, Dr. Ciccarelli found it harder to accommodate all her patients. Other pediatricians, who took care of youth with special health care needs, were transitioning patients to her practice. She decided she needed to find a better way of doing things. As a result, Dr. Ciccarelli collaborated with IPIN, Indiana Parent Information Network, on a pilot project funded by Indiana Maternal Child Health to develop transition services for youth with disabilities.
“I think there's better methods today than there were in the late '70's,” explains Dr. Ciccarelli. Today, the Indiana School of Medicine curriculum includes training on the culture of disability, rights of people with disabilities, and teaming with other professionals. Dr. Ciccarelli says, “I think we'll see evolution and improvement, I hope, in the readiness of our graduates in caring for people with disabilities.”
Dr. Ciccarelli is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is director of the Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood (CYACC), which provides resources to youth ages 11 to 22 with special health care needs. She was interviewed in 2018.
“I think there's better methods today than there were in the late '70's,” explains Dr. Ciccarelli. Today, the Indiana School of Medicine curriculum includes training on the culture of disability, rights of people with disabilities, and teaming with other professionals. Dr. Ciccarelli says, “I think we'll see evolution and improvement, I hope, in the readiness of our graduates in caring for people with disabilities.”
Dr. Ciccarelli is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is director of the Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood (CYACC), which provides resources to youth ages 11 to 22 with special health care needs. She was interviewed in 2018.
Creator
Indiana Disability History Project
Publisher
Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Date
2018-05-10
Contributor
Mary Ciccarelli, MD - interviewee
Jennie Todd - interviewer
Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor
Rights
Copyright © 2018 The Trustees of Indiana University
Relation
119-mi
Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
119-mi-01
Access Rights
Open to all users
Bibliographic Citation
"Mary Ciccarelli, MD - Improving Health Care Services" YouTube video, 00:05:02, interview excerpt 119-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on August 15, 2018, https://youtu.be/I3pTa3b1Kn4
Spatial Coverage
Indiana
Temporal Coverage
1970s - 2018
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