Inclusion and representation in the pediatric surgery workforce: Strategies to mitigate bias in the fellowship application process.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.023
Abstract: Diverse perspectives are critical components of effective teams in every industry. Underrepresentation of minorities in medicine leads to worse outcomes for minority patients, and efforts to increase diversity in the health care workforce are critical.… read more here.
Keywords: surgery workforce; inclusion; mitigate bias; surgery ... See more keywords
Improving pathways to eliminate underrepresentation in the pediatric surgery workforce: A call to action.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.02.010
Abstract: Despite progress, diversity and minority representation within the pediatric surgery workforce still does not match the expansive backgrounds of the patients we treat. The problem stems from underrepresentation of minority populations at every step along… read more here.
Keywords: surgery workforce; surgery; pediatric surgery; pathways eliminate ... See more keywords
Racial disparities in vascular surgery: An analysis of race and ethnicity among U.S. medical students, general surgery residents, vascular surgery trainees, and the vascular surgery workforce.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.03.046
Abstract: The ever-increasing diversity of the U.S. population has resulted in a challenge to a vascular surgery workforce that does not represent the national demographics. Educational institutions, medical organizations, and medical agencies, through initiatives and programs,… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; racial disparities; disparities vascular; vascular surgery ... See more keywords
An analysis of gender disparities amongst United States medical students, general surgery residents, vascular surgery trainees and the vascular surgery workforce.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.09.029
Abstract: Gender diversity in medicine continues to be a critical topic and gender diversity within surgical fields remains an overarching challenge. In the following review, we objectively address the data available in terms of training slots… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; gender; vascular surgery; general surgery ... See more keywords
Geographic Distribution of U.S. Mohs Micrographic Surgery Workforce
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DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000001506
Abstract: patients where general anesthesia is contraindicated, a stepwise approach to surgical treatment, such as in this case, may be superior. The instrument used in surgery should ideallyminimize thermal damage to the tissue and provide adequate… read more here.
Keywords: distribution mohs; surgery workforce; geographic distribution; micrographic surgery ... See more keywords
Diversity in the US Mohs Micrographic Surgery Workforce.
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DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000002080
Abstract: Prognosis of cutaneous meningiomas is largely determined based on type. Type I lesions have a favorable prognosis if clear surgical margins are achieved intraoperatively. Type II and III lesions tend to have a poorer prognosis… read more here.
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