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. 2020 Jun 1;155(6):526-528.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0260.

National Evaluation of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in US Surgical Residency Programs

Tarik K Yuce  1 , Patricia L Turner  2   3 , Charity Glass  4 , David B Hoyt  2 , Thomas Nasca  5 , Karl Y Bilimoria  1 , Yue-Yung Hu  1   6
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National Evaluation of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in US Surgical Residency Programs

Tarik K Yuce et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This cohort study surveyed resident surgeons in the US to assess their experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination in residency programs.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs Hu and Bilimoria reported grants from Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American College of Surgeons during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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