Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery
Recent tragedies have displayed systemic inequities in our society. Our institution has created a program for underrepresented high school students in our surgical simulation lab. The students have responded very favorably, and their interest in a surgical career and self-confidence increased signif...
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Annals of Surgery Open |
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| author | Navyatha Mohan, MD, Byron Hughes, MD, Taylor Williams, MD, Alexander Perez, MD, Douglas Tyler, MD, Ikenna Okereke, MD |
| author_facet | Navyatha Mohan, MD, Byron Hughes, MD, Taylor Williams, MD, Alexander Perez, MD, Douglas Tyler, MD, Ikenna Okereke, MD |
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| description | Recent tragedies have displayed systemic inequities in our society. Our institution has created a program for underrepresented high school students in our surgical simulation lab. The students have responded very favorably, and their interest in a surgical career and self-confidence increased significantly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e774a78053b4c0d98a332f6dea95c932023-08-30T06:08:12ZengWolters Kluwer HealthAnnals of Surgery Open2691-35932020-12-0112e01310.1097/AS9.0000000000000013202012000-00008Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in SurgeryNavyatha Mohan, MD,0Byron Hughes, MD,1Taylor Williams, MD,2Alexander Perez, MD,3Douglas Tyler, MD,4Ikenna Okereke, MD5From the * Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TXFrom the * Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TXFrom the * Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TXFrom the * Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TXFrom the * Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX† Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.Recent tragedies have displayed systemic inequities in our society. Our institution has created a program for underrepresented high school students in our surgical simulation lab. The students have responded very favorably, and their interest in a surgical career and self-confidence increased significantly.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000013 |
| spellingShingle | Navyatha Mohan, MD, Byron Hughes, MD, Taylor Williams, MD, Alexander Perez, MD, Douglas Tyler, MD, Ikenna Okereke, MD Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery Annals of Surgery Open |
| title | Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery |
| title_full | Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery |
| title_short | Use of Surgical Simulation by Underrepresented High School Students to Address Diversity Gaps in Surgery |
| title_sort | use of surgical simulation by underrepresented high school students to address diversity gaps in surgery |
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