Surgery, surgical training, surgeons, and the need for social consciousness

The social, political, and health events in the United States in 2020 have resulted in an intense examination of self, community, society, and our profession. The unnecessary loss of life of unarmed African American citizens to the excessive deaths predominantly within minority communities secondary to COVID-19 has magnified the longstanding structural social injustices and systemic health inequities in the United States. There are significant racial and ethnic disparities in health care outcomes.
Source: Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research