Underrepresented Minorities in General Surgery Residency: Analysis of Interviewed Applicants, Residents, and Core Teaching Faculty

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 231; no. 1; pp. 54 - 58
• Main Authors: Jarman, Benjamin T., Borgert, Andrew J., Kallies, Kara J., Joshi, Amit R.T., Smink, Douglas S., Sarosi, George A., Chang, Lily, Green, John M., Greenberg, Jacob A., Melcher, Marc L., Nfonsam, Valentine, Whiting, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; Ethnic Groups; Faculty, Medical; Female; General Surgery - education; Humans; Internship and Residency - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Minority Groups; Retrospective Studies; United States; United States; USMLE; URM; OR

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires diversity in residency. The self-identified race/ethnicities of general surgery applicants, residents, and core teaching faculty were assessed to evaluate underrepresented minority (URM) representation in surgery residency pro...