Diversity and inclusion: a review of effective initiatives in surgery

K Hemal, M Reghunathan, M Newsom, G Davis… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE Surgery lacks women and racial minorities that are underrepresented in
medicine (UIM). This systematic review evaluates interventions used to promote diversity in …

The importance of a diverse specialty: introducing the STS workforce on diversity and inclusion

DT Cooke, J Olive, L Godoy, O Preventza… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite an ever-diversifying United States population, women and underrepresented
minorities lack proportionate membership in the cardiothoracic surgery workforce. Many …

Women in leadership and their influence on the gender diversity of academic plastic surgery programs

AM Keane, EL Larson, KB Santosa… - Plastic and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Women seldom reach the highest leadership positions in academic plastic
surgery. Contributing factors include lack of female role models/mentors and lack of gender …

Gender and ethnic diversity in academic general surgery department leadership

AF Kassam, M Taylor, AR Cortez, LK Winer… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Diversity in surgery has been shown to improve mentorship and patient care.
Diversity has improved among general surgery (GS) trainees but is not the case for …

Intersectionality of gender and visible minority status among general surgery residents in Canada

V Mocanu, TM Kuper, W Marini, C Assane… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Within medical specialties, surgical disciplines disproportionately and routinely
demonstrate the greatest underrepresentation of women and individuals from racial/ethnic …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic surgery diversity through the decade: where we stand and how we can improve

JA Hernandez, CI Kloer, DP Fimbres… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2022 - journals.lww.com
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 …

An approach to diversity and inclusion in cardiothoracic surgery

CP Erkmen, KA Ortmeyer, GJ Pelletier… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Executive Summary While the United States (US) population at large is rapidly diversifying,
cardiothoracic surgery is among the least diverse specialties in terms of racial and gender …

Women continue to be underrepresented in surgery: a study of AMA and ACGME data from 2000 to 2016

KM Klifto, RM Payne, C Siotos, SD Lifchez… - Journal of surgical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective In the past decade women have comprised nearly half of US medical school
graduates. However, women remain underrepresented among surgical residents and …

National Trends in gender diversity among trainees and practicing physicians in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery in Canada

E Grose, T Chen, J Siu, P Campisi… - … –Head & Neck …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Monitoring the evolution of gender diversity within medicine is essential to
understanding the medical workforce and anticipating its future. Objective To evaluate …

Gender and racial disparities in the transplant surgery workforce

VSM Valbuena, JE Obayemi, TS Purnell… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Gender and racial disparities in the transplant surgery work... : Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation Gender and racial disparities in the transplant surgery workforce : Current …