2022 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-Diversity in our Orthopaedic Residencies: What will it Take to Change?

Diversity in our Orthopaedic Residencies: What will it Take to Change?

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Dr. Selena Poon, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Children's Hospital in Southern California, discusses the lack of diversity in orthopedic residencies. She highlights that orthopedics has been the least diverse surgical subspecialty since 2009. While gender diversity has increased in other surgical subspecialties, orthopedics has remained the lowest since 2011. Dr. Poon attributes this disparity to difficulties in inspiring minorities and women to apply for orthopedic surgery. Furthermore, she discusses how race affects the likelihood of acceptance into orthopedic residencies, with all categories of minorities having lower odds of acceptance. She also emphasizes the need to address attrition rates among women and minorities in orthopedic residencies and calls for a more intentional and inclusive approach to selecting and supporting residents.

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Selina Poon, MD, MPH

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diversity in orthopedic residencies

lack of diversity

gender diversity in surgical subspecialties

race and acceptance in orthopedic residencies

attrition rates among women and minorities