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Remaining Steadfast on Diversity and Inclusion in Plastic Surgery
Nicole Z Sommer1, Paris D Butler2
1From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
|November 27, 2024
Summary
Diversity in plastic and reconstructive surgery is crucial for patient care and specialty advancement. Efforts now encompass broader inclusivity beyond race and sex, demanding excellence by removing discriminatory barriers.
Area of Science:
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Medical specialty advancement
- Healthcare diversity and inclusion
Background:
- Recognized importance of diversity for optimal patient care in plastic surgery.
- Initial diversity goals focused on increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.
- Expanded diversity considerations to include religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, geography, economic status, membership, and employment type.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the evolution of diversity initiatives in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- To address arguments against diversity by emphasizing its role in demanding and achieving excellence.
- To advocate for the elimination of discriminatory barriers to foster a more equitable environment.
Main Methods:
- Review of diversity goals and expansion within the specialty.
- Analysis of counterarguments regarding diversity and excellence.
- Conceptual framework for achieving success through inclusivity.
Main Results:
- Diversity initiatives have broadened significantly beyond initial racial and gender focuses.
- Diversity is presented not as a compromise of excellence, but as a requirement for it.
- Eliminating discriminatory barriers is identified as essential for realizing the benefits of diversity.
Conclusions:
- Diversity is integral to the advancement of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- A comprehensive approach to diversity, addressing multiple identity facets, is necessary.
- Achieving true excellence in the specialty necessitates dismantling systemic inequities.
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