Open AccessBarriers to Increasing Diversity in Orthopaedics
Author(s) -
Tyler McDonald,
Luke C Drake,
William H. Replogle,
Matthew Graves,
Jaysson T. Brooks
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.20.00007
Subject(s) - underrepresented minority , diversity (politics) , workforce , subspecialty , medicine , ethnic group , workforce diversity , family medicine , orthopedic surgery , cultural diversity , residency training , medical education , continuing education , surgery , political science , law
There are little data to explain why the surgical subspecialty of orthopaedic surgery struggles with improving the racial/ethnic composition of its workforce. The current work sought to determine what orthopaedic residency program directors and coordinators believe are the barriers to improving diversity at their own programs.