Full Description
This book comprehensively covers diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the context of daily surgical practice. Through real-life illustrative case scenarios and experiences, this book explores DEI and its impact on academic surgery, career development, and clinical practice. Each chapter highlights a commonly encountered scenario and features extensive guidance on how to address each challenge secondary to both implicit explicit biases as well as detailing how to implement best practices.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion provides a detailed guide to the best practices and challenges associated with implementing DEI in day to day surgical practice and is a valuable resource for all surgical practitioners looking for a guide on how to successfully implement DEI strategies into daily clinical practice.
Contents
Setting the Stage: What is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?.- Best Practices in Recruitment and Retention.- Advancement and Leadership Development.- Mentorship and Sponsorship.- Research track and focus.- Selecting one's scope of practice.- Selecting one's type of practice.- Alternative Paths.- Patient Bias and the Surgeon.- Gender and Surgery.- Race/Ethnicity and Surgery.- Sexual Identity and Surgery.- Physical or Intellectual Disability and Surgery.
