Pursing a career in academic surgery among African American medical students
Pursing a career in academic surgery among African American medical students
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DOI：
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.08.009
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
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3
通讯作者：
Kelz, R. R.
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作者：
Roberts, S. E.;Shea, J. A.;Kelz, R. R.
背景：医学院的非裔美国学生很少，选择学术外科职业的就更少了。本研究的目的是提供洞察URM学生认为什么障碍时，考虑在学术surgery.Methods的职业生涯：这种定性，描述性研究在宾夕法尼亚大学进行。16名对外科手术感兴趣的非洲裔美国学生被招募参加这项研究。报告的结果是参与者如何看待追求学术外科生涯的挑战的主题。结果：学生引用的追求学术外科生涯的障碍包括生活方式问题，经济压力，必须在以白色为主的环境中工作，缺乏导师，必须证明自己的感觉，压力环境和关注手术中的少数女性。结论：这些研究结果表明，非裔美国人在学术手术中的持续缺乏可能是多因素的。外科领导可以开始解决这些问题的一些方法是通过建立正式的导师计划，确保非歧视性的招聘过程，有明确的目标，提高多样性和支持管道计划。(C)2019由Elsevier Inc.出版
Background: There are few African American students in medical school, and even fewer are choosing academic surgical careers. The objective of this study is to provide insight into what barriers URM students perceive when considering a career in academic surgery.Methods: This qualitative, descriptive study was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. Sixteen African American students with an interest in surgery were recruited to participate in the study. The outcomes reported are themes of how participants perceive the challenges of pursuing an academic surgical career.Results: Barriers to pursuing a career in academic surgery cited by students included lifestyle concerns, financial pressures, having to work in a predominantly white environment, lack of mentorship, feelings of having to prove oneself, stressful environments and concerns of being a minority female in surgery.Conclusions: These study findings indicate that the persistent dearth of African-Americans in academic surgery is likely multi-factorial. Some ways surgical leadership can begin addressing these issues is through establishment of formal mentorship programs, ensuring non-discriminatory recruiting processes, having explicit goals of improving diversity and supporting pipeline programs. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc.