Open AccessPerceptions of Equity and Inclusion in Acute Care Surgery
Author(s) -
Esther S. Tseng,
Tanya L. Zakrison,
Brian H. Williams,
Andrew C. Bernard,
Matthew J. Martin,
Laura Zebib,
Sophie Soklaridis,
Haytham M.A. Kaafarani,
Ben L. Zarzaur,
Marie Crandall,
Mark J. Seamon,
Robert D. Winfield,
Brandon R. Bruns
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004435
Subject(s) - medicine , harassment , sexual orientation , ethnic group , prejudice (legal term) , inclusion (mineral) , equity (law) , health equity , family medicine , transgender , demography , social psychology , nursing , gender studies , public health , psychology , sociology , political science , law , anthropology
The aim of this study was to characterize equity and inclusion in acute care surgery (ACS) with a survey to examine the demographics of ACS surgeons, the exclusionary or biased behaviors they witnessed and experienced, and where those behaviors happen. A major initiative of the Equity, Quality, and Inclusion in Trauma Surgery Practice Ad Hoc Task Force of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma was to characterize equity and inclusion in ACS. To do so, a survey was created with the above objectives.