Surgical time out: Our counts are still short on racial diversity in academic surgery.
Am J Surg
; 215(4): 542-548, 2018 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-28693843
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study provides an updated description of diversity along the academic surgical pipeline to determine what progress has been made.METHODS:
Data was extracted from a variety of publically available data sources to determine proportions of minorities in medical school, general surgery training, and academic surgery leadership.RESULTS:
In 2014-2015, Blacks represented 12.4% of the U.S. population, but only 5.7% graduating medical students, 6.2% general surgery trainees, 3.8% assistant professors, 2.5% associate professors and 2.0% full professors. From 2005-2015, representation among Black associate professors has gotten worse (-0.07%/year, p < 0.01). Similarly, in 2014-2015, Hispanics represented 17.4% of the U.S. population but only 4.5% graduating medical students, 8.5% general surgery trainees, 5.0% assistant professors, 5.0% associate professors and 4.0% full professors. There has been modest improvement in Hispanic representation among general surgery trainees (0.2%/year, p < 0.01), associate (0.12%/year, p < 0.01) and full professors (0.13%/year, p < 0.01).CONCLUSION:
Despite efforts to promote diversity in surgery, Blacks and Hispanics remain underrepresented. A multi-level national focus is imperative to elucidate effective mechanisms to make academic surgery more reflective of the US population.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Facultades de Medicina
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Cirugía General
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Diversidad Cultural
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Docentes Médicos
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Pausa de Seguridad en la Atención a la Salud
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Liderazgo
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Grupos Minoritarios
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA