If You Can See It, You Can Be It: Perceptions of Diversity in Surgery Among Under-Represented Minority High School Students

Lane, Jaina C.; Shen, Abra H.; Williams, Robin; Gefter, Liana; Friedman, Lindsay; Zogg, Cheryl K.; Shaughnessy, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.03.003

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“…Experiential programs for minority high school students help them explore the medical field and see the surgical field as more familiar, attainable, diverse, and interesting [20 ▪▪ ]. The Next Surgeon high school pilot program through the University of Toronto aims to increase interest in cardiac surgery among low-income Black high school students in Toronto, Canada [19 ▪ ].…”

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2023 Update on equity, diversity, and inclusion in Canadian cardiac surgery

Elfaki,

Groenewoud,

Nwakoby

et al. 2023

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Purpose of review Despite efforts to diversify the medical field, cardiac surgery remains amongst the least diverse specialties. Specifically, the percentage of women and racial minorities has remained low in past few decades. This may impact prospective trainee recruitment and surgical care. This paper highlights recent efforts that aim to promote diversity and inclusion of the Canadian cardiac surgical workforce. Recent findings Formal programs have been established to support students at different stages of training. In 2022, the Canadian Society for Cardiac Surgery has released an equity, diversity, and inclusion statement to summarize the current state and the strategic goals to accomplish a more just working environment. At the local level, the University of Toronto Next Surgeon high school pilot program, provided low-income, women, and racial minority students mentorship and experiential exposure to our field. Also, the University of Toronto, scholarships funded summer research with cardiac surgeons for women, as well as Black and Indigenous medical students. Summary Tangible efforts that target high school, undergraduate, and medical students are underway to promote equity and diversity of cardiac surgeons in Canada. Future studies that evaluate the gaps and identify bottlenecks could better guide interventions at institutions across the country.

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Section: Interventions To Datementioning

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2023 Update on equity, diversity, and inclusion in Canadian cardiac surgery

Elfaki,

Groenewoud,

Nwakoby

et al. 2023

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“…Using mentorship talks by Black medical students and Cardiologists (there is not currently a single Black Cardiac Surgeon in Canada) and by teaching them how to perform an anastomosis, high school students can begin to see themselves as future surgeons. Notably, in a study done by Lane et al (2022), a 3-h virtual mentorship program conducted by The Association of Women's Surgeons had the effect of making minority high school students perceive the field of surgery as more familiar, diverse, attainable, and interesting [22 ▪▪ ]. It is anticipated that The Next Surgeon program will similarly increase positive attitudes toward surgery, especially Cardiac surgery.…”

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Engaging medical students in cardiac surgery: a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion

Elfaki

Nwakoby

Lia

et al. 2023

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Purpose of reviewThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic prohibited Canadian medical students from in-person observerships. This may be particularly detrimental to under-represented groups that may consider surgical subspecialties. To address the unprecedented need for alternative surgical career exploration and diversity within the profession, The University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery Interest Group and Division of Cardiac Surgery collaborated on virtual experiential programming. Recent findingsMedical students were invited to virtual (1) observerships of a cardiac bypass case, (2) mentorship sessions with surgeons, (3) resident teaching sessions, (4) multidisciplinary case-based Heart Team discussions to further their understanding of the scope of Cardiac surgery, and (5) a virtual coronary anastomosis training program. Additionally, a comprehensive virtual program was spearheaded to increase interest in Cardiac surgery among low-income Black high school students.

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