AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting Recordings - no 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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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Selina Poon discusses the lack of diversity in orthopedic residencies. She highlights that orthopedic surgery has been the lowest in terms of diversity since 2009, and gender diversity has also been the lowest since 2011. Dr. Poon suggests that the lack of diversity may be due to a pipeline problem, as minorities and women are not applying in proportion to their availability in medical schools. The video also reveals that race significantly impacts acceptance into orthopedic surgery, with every category of minorities having lower odds of acceptance. Once accepted, attrition rates are higher among women and minorities. Dr. Poon encourages a reevaluation of selection criteria and consideration of holistic review to increase diversity. Implicit bias and discrimination in the workplace are additional challenges that need to be addressed. Early recruitment, awareness of unconscious bias, and active involvement from non-underrepresented minorities are identified as possible solutions.

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Selina Poon, MD, MPH

Keywords

diversity in orthopedic residencies

lack of diversity

gender diversity

pipeline problem

race and acceptance in orthopedic surgery