Publications by authors named "Dale Okorodudu"
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- The U.S. will lose its single race or ethnic majority by 2055, prompting the need for the medical field to adapt to a more diverse patient population.
- In 2013, UT Southwestern created the HEAL program to provide leadership training and mentorship to underrepresented physician residents, aiming to boost their interest and confidence in academic medicine careers.
- Between 2013 and 2019, HEAL expanded significantly, demonstrating that participants who attended the program were more likely to pursue academic positions, with 67% of them securing faculty roles post-residency.
An open thoracic window involves the creation of a semi-permanent pleural-cutaneous connection to treat chronic organising empyemas, bronchopleural fistulas and postpneumonectomy empyemas in patients too ill for video-assisted thoracic surgery decortication. An Eloesser flap is a type of open thoracic window. Antibiotics have made the use of Eloesser flaps and other open thoracic windows for treatment of empyemas rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn recent years, there have been multiple publications about the dearth of Black men in medicine. Appreciating the fact that underrepresented minority physicians disproportionately care for America's underserved communities, the lack of diversity in health care is particularly disturbing. Of imminent concern is the critical shortage of Black men doctors.
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