The Importance of a Diverse Specialty: Introducing the STS Workforce on Diversity and Inclusion.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 108(4): 1000-1005, 2019 10.
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ABSTRACT
Despite an ever-diversifying United States population, women and underrepresented minorities lack proportionate membership in the cardiothoracic surgery workforce. Many Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) members view achieving a diverse cardiothoracic surgery workforce as important. To address the needs of our specialty to better reflect and understand (cultural competence) our evolving communities, the STS created the Workforce on Diversity and Inclusion. The Workforce's mission is to cultivate an environment of inclusion and diversity within the STS as well as the cardiothoracic surgical specialty. This report will discuss the background for the creation of the Workforce on Diversity and Inclusion, describe the "return on investment" in diversity, the current state of diversity in surgery, illustrate STS members' views on the importance of a diverse specialty, and present current and future activities of the Workforce on Diversity and Inclusion.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Especialidades Cirúrgicas
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Cirurgia Torácica
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Recursos Humanos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article