Active antiracism through surgical education
Solange Bayard1, Josh Johnson1, Misha Armstrong1
1Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 E 68th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
American Journal of Surgery
|July 12, 2022
Summary
Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into surgical conferences significantly increased discussions on disparities. This approach broadens engagement and academic recognition for DEI efforts in surgery.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Outcomes
- Health Equity
Background:
- Surgical outcome disparities disproportionately affect racial/ethnic minorities.
- Most surgeons do not acknowledge existing disparities.
- Current diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) education in surgery is often limited in scope and depth.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of integrating DEI education into a general surgery department's conferences.
- To increase awareness and engagement with DEI topics within surgical departments.
Main Methods:
- A DEI curriculum was implemented within a general surgery department.
- DEI programming was incorporated into morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences and grand rounds (GR).
Main Results:
- DEI topics significantly increased at M&M (0% to 27.3%) and GR (0% to 18.4%) after curriculum implementation.
- Non-underrepresented minorities (URMs) presented the majority of DEI M&Ms (88.89%).
- URMs presented most DEI GR sessions (55%).
Conclusions:
- Structured integration of DEI into surgical conferences effectively increases awareness of disparities.
- This approach enhances DEI engagement and provides academic recognition for DEI initiatives.
- DEI initiatives can be practically integrated into existing departmental conferences.
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