Diversity, inclusion, and equity have been highlighted by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as key elements for training. William A McDade, MD, PhD, who was named the first ACGME diversity and inclusion officer in March 2019, explained, “In order to train the next generation of physicians to be prepared to care for the American public, we must ensure that opportunities to train in all areas of medicine are open to diverse populations... Additionally, the clinical learning environment must be safe and inclusive for all residents and fellows to afford the best possible means to achieve this.”
This toolbox was created as a collaborative, multi-institutional effort and represents the Association of Program Directors in Surgery’s (APDS) determination to uphold the highest standards of inclusion and promote equity and diversity in training programs. By compiling practical resources and data on the subject of diversity as it pertains to race, religion, sexual orientation, and other groups underrepresented in surgery, we hope to promote unity.
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 APDS Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit | June 2020 |
2020-09-26 |
Societal Inequities in Health: How We Can Effectively Reduce Them
David Williams, PhD, MPH
Professor of Public Health
Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
The presentation starts at 12:08 minute mark
Diversity in Surgical Oncology: Does It Matter?
Monica Morrow, MD
Chief, Breast Service, Department of Surgery
Chair of Clinical Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Social Determinants of Health and Hospital Based Violence Prevention Programs
Rochelle Dicker, MD
Vice Chair Department of Surgery
Chief, Surgical Critical Care
Associate Trauma Director Professor of Surgery and Anesthesia
UCLA