Publications by authors named "Sarah A Uriarte"
Examining Racial and Gender Diversity in the Plastic Surgery Pipeline: Where is the Leak?
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzes minority representation throughout the plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) training pipeline, from high school to practicing physicians, revealing significant drops in representation for Black and Hispanic students as they progress.
- Data was collected from US Census and medical schools to create representation quotients (RQs), showing Black students start strong in high school but decline significantly in medical and residency stages, while Asian students remain overrepresented.
- Overall, the findings highlight the need for increased diversity efforts in premedical recruitment and ongoing support for minority students to improve their representation in the PRS field.
Objective: Studies have demonstrated the benefits of diversity in neurosurgery. However, recruitment of minoritized groups within the neurosurgical workforce consistently lags other surgical specialties. While racial and gender demographics of neurosurgical residents are well documented, there has been minimal exploration into the multidimensional nature of diversity.
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