Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Operative Experience Among General Surgery Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium.
Chukwuma N EruchaluJames C EtheridgeAustin C HammakerSarah KaderJonathan S AbelsonJalen HarveyDeborah FarrStephen J StopenskiJeffry T NahmiasAli ElsaadiSamuel J CampbellDarci C FooteFelicia A IvascuKelsey B MontgomeryPolina ZmijewskiSamuel E ByrdMary K KimbroughSavannah SmithLauren M PostlewaitShah-Jahan M DodwadSasha D AdamsKatherine C MarkesberyKatherine M MeisterMatthew R WoesteRobert C G MartinZachary M CallahanJoshua A MarksPurvi PatelMichael J AnstadtBilal Waqar NasimRoss E WillisJitesh A PatelMelissa R NewcombChristopher C StahlMotaz Al YafiJeffrey M SuttonBrian C GeorgeRalph C QuillinNancy L ChoAlexander R CortezPublished in: Annals of surgery (2023)
In this multi-institutional study, Black residents graduated with lower case volume than non-minority residents throughout the previous decade. Reduced operative learning opportunities may negatively impact professional advancement. Systemic interventions are needed to promote equitable operative experience and positive culture change.
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