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Microaggressions in the Surgical Workplace - DE&I Series
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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2022
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The surgical workplace requires rapid processing of a wide range of
data from multiple sources. Surgical teams depend on information
exchange, pattern recognition, cohesion, and the mutual respect and
trust of fellow team members to make complex surgical decisions.
When the health system seeks to provide surgical care within a social
ecosystem that embodies a caste infrastructure, the result is a
significant weakness in the delivery of high-quality care. Caste
systems are grounded in historically ingrained inequalities rooted in
the belief that certain groups of people are inferior based on gender,
race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Leaders of the Society of
Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) will present new and revealing
research and personal stories that underscore how microaggressions
in the surgical workforce serve to hinder health systems and patient
outcomes. The panel session will elaborate on past challenges, and of
equal importance, suggest potential solutions to forge a path forward
including allyship.
PROGRAM
Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Carla Pugh (USA), Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA), Dr. Gantt (USA) and Dr. Dent (USA)
Microaggressions in Surgical Training – Dr. Yewande Alimi (USA)
Microaggressions & The Black Male Physician - Dr. Fabian Johnston (USA)
Microaggressions & The Black Female Physician – Dr. Lola Fayanju (USA)
Microaggressions & The Surgical Workplace – Dr. Carla Pugh (USA)
Allyship, Policies and Real Solutions – Dr. Paris Butler
Discussion and closing remarks moderated Dr. Carla Pugh (USA), Dr. Gantt (USA) and Dr. Dent (USA)
