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 …

Achieving a balanced diversity in orthopaedic residency programs is a critical component in
improving the quality of orthopaedic care delivered to all patients. Compared with the …

Orthopaedic surgery has historically been one of the least diverse fields in medicine in the
US Despite having been declared a critical issue by the American Orthopaedic Association …

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 …

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated a lack of diversity in orthopaedics;
however, it is unclear whether this observation is unique to orthopaedics or similar to other …

Background Diversity among health professionals is believed to be an important step toward
improving patient communication and addressing health disparities. Orthopaedic surgery …

Background: Diversity in orthopaedics continues to lag behind that in other surgical
specialties. This pattern exists globally and is not unique to gender or race. This review …

Background: The representation of minorities among medical students has increased over
the past two decades, but diversity among orthopaedic residents lags behind. This …

Introduction Since 1999, orthopedic surgery has noted significant gaps in racial and gender
diversity. A 2007 study demonstrated that diversity in orthopedic surgery lagged behind …

Many presidents look at old addresses, appropriate lofty quotations, or mission statements in
preparing for their presidential address. The mission statements of the Academic …