Strategic surgery recruitment programs can enhance diversity and reinforce pipelines

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: jodi-ann.edwards@downstate.edu.
² College of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
⁵ Office of Diversity Education and Research, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Editorial

Jodi-Ann Edwards et al. Am J Surg. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;223(6):1222-1225.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.12.023. Epub 2021 Dec 29.

¹ Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: jodi-ann.edwards@downstate.edu.
² College of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
⁵ Office of Diversity Education and Research, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

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