In this article, we examine the 60-year history of diversity efforts within the Section of Plastic
Surgery at the University of Michigan (UofM) in the context of national trends. We describe …

Background: Gender and racial disparity is prevalent in all surgical subspecialties with
women and racial groups historically underrepresented in academic plastic surgery. This …

Background: Plastic surgery has been dedicated to advancing academic surgery in
education, research, innovation, and patient care. Thus, as US health care disparities …

Background: Successful strategies to improve the representation of female and ethnically
underrepresented in medicine (UIM) physicians among US plastic and reconstructive …

Background: Several studies over the past decade have investigated diversity within the
field of plastic surgery, yet it remains unclear if an increase has resulted. This study sought to …

Abstract Purpose of Review Although plastic surgeons treat a variety of patient populations,
the specialty continues to struggle to reflect the diversity of the individuals we treat. In this …

The persistence of health care disparities along racial and ethnic lines highlights the
complex and multifactorial nature of this national concern. The paucity of physicians …

Purpose: This study aims to comprehensively delineate gender and racial disparities in
academic plastic and reconstructive surgery by analyzing publication authorship and …

Healthcare disparities remain a significant problem facing the US healthcare system with
recent evidence of persistent racial and ethnic disparities especially among patients from …

I would like to acknowledge two groups who have served Native American patients,
students, residents, and physicians well: the Association of American Indian Physicians and …