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Overcoming the Barriers to Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery

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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
卷 105, 期 23, 页码 1910-1919

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00238

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Diversity in orthopaedics lags behind other specialties and efforts are needed to address structural and cultural barriers. Increasing diversity is important for creating an inclusive training environment, improving patient care, and reducing healthcare disparities.
Background:Diversity in orthopaedics continues to lag behind that in other surgical specialties. This pattern exists globally and is not unique to gender or race. This review offers a global perspective on overcoming the barriers to diversity in orthopaedics.Methods:A literature search of MEDLINE and Embase was conducted and a narrative review was undertaken. Publications that discussed any aspect of diversity or solutions to diversity within orthopaedics or academic orthopaedics were identified.Results:A total of 62 studies were included. Studies showed that diversity in orthopaedic training is limited by structural barriers such as long hours, requirements to relocate during training, training inflexibility, and a lack of exposure to orthopaedics. Implicit bias during the selection process for training, discrimination, and a lack of role models are additional barriers that are experienced by both minority and female surgeons. The global lack of diversity suggests that there are also inherent cultural barriers that are unique to orthopaedics; however, these barriers are not uniformly experienced. Perceptions of orthopaedics as promoting an unhealthy work-life balance and the existence of a boys' club must be addressed. Strong, committed leaders can embed cultural norms, support trainees, and act as visible role models. Targeted efforts to increase diverse recruitment and to reduce bias in selection processes for medical school and specialty training will increase diversity in the training pipeline.Conclusions:Diversity in orthopaedics continues to lag behind that in other specialties. Increasing diversity is important for providing a more inclusive training environment, improving patient care, and reducing health disparities. Structural and cultural barriers need to be addressed to improve diversity in orthopaedics. Promoting a culture supportive of all surgeons is essential to reframing perceptions that may prevent individuals from even considering a career as an orthopaedic surgeon. Changing attitudes require focused efforts from committed leadership in a top-down approach that prioritizes diversity. The efforts from national bodies seeking to tackle the lack of diversity, as well as the establishment of organizations committed to diversity, such as the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance, provide reasons to be optimistic for the future.

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