An Opportunity to Advance Workforce Equity: Surgical Referrals.

Ann Surg

Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Published: February 2023

Emerging literature suggests unconscious bias impacts referrals to female surgeons with downstream consequences on career advancement, compensation, and patient care. The use of structural processes, such as group referrals, along with data and objective criteria to aid in the selection of consultants will advance workforce equity.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9823138PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005503DOI Listing

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