Barriers to increasing diversity in orthopaedics: the residency program perspective

TC McDonald, LC Drake, WH Replogle… - JBJS Open …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: There are little data to explain why the surgical subspecialty of orthopaedic
surgery struggles with improving the racial/ethnic composition of its workforce. The current …

Racial and ethnic disparities in total joint arthroplasty care: a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis

SS Rudisill, NH Varady, A Birir, SM Goodman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is one of the most common surgical procedures in
the United States; however, racial and ethnic disparities in utilizations and outcomes have …

Discrimination and medical mistrust in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of California adults

M Bazargan, S Cobb, S Assari - The Annals of Family Medicine, 2021 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Although we know that racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to have
mistrust in the health care system, very limited knowledge exists on correlates of such …

Racial disparities in the use of surgical procedures in the US

MJ Best, EG McFarland, SC Thakkar… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The largest US federal action plan to date for reducing racial disparities in health
care was implemented in 2011 and continues today. It is not known whether this program …

Persistent racial disparities in utilization rates and perioperative metrics in total joint arthroplasty in the US: a comprehensive analysis of trends from 2006 to 2015

TB Amen, NH Varady, S Rajaee, AF Chen - JBJS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Trends in racial disparities in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) care have been
documented from 1991 to 2008. However, it remains unknown whether numerous national …

Epigenetics of stress, addiction, and resilience: therapeutic implications

JL Cadet - Molecular neurobiology, 2016 - Springer
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent. SUDs involve vicious cycles of binges
followed by occasional periods of abstinence with recurrent relapses despite treatment and …

[HTML][HTML] Orthopaedic surgery faculty: an evaluation of gender and racial diversity compared with other specialties

KN Shah, JH Ruddell, B Scott, DBC Reid… - JBJS Open …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has adopted the strategic
goal of evolving its culture and governance to become more strategic, innovative, and …

Association between race and postoperative outcomes in a universally insured population versus patients in the state of California

AJ Schoenfeld, W Jiang, MB Harris, Z Cooper… - Annals of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare disparities in postoperative outcomes for African Americans after
surgical intervention in the universally insured military system, versus the civilian setting in …

Association of the comprehensive care for joint replacement model with disparities in the use of total hip and total knee replacement

CP Thirukumaran, Y Kim, X Cai, BF Ricciardi… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model is Medicare's
mandatory bundled payment reform to improve quality and spending for beneficiaries who …

How do medical students perceive diversity in orthopaedic surgery, and how do their perceptions change after an orthopaedic clinical rotation?

R Rahman, B Zhang, CJ Humbyrd… - … and Related Research®, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background A diverse physician workforce improves the quality of care for all patients, and
there is a need for greater diversity in orthopaedic surgery. It is important that medical …