Commentary: Increasing Awareness of Medical Student Programs to Improve Cardiothoracic Surgery Training and Workforce Diversity

The United States has become an increasingly diverse nation.1 At present, however, our cardiothoracic (CT) surgery workforce does not reflect our racially and ethnically diverse patient population.2 Lack of medical student exposure to CT surgery may be at the forefront of this problem.2 In this issue of the Seminars, Martin and colleagues highlight current utilization of Underrepresented in Medicine Visiting Medical Student Clerkship Programs (UIM-VMSCPs).3 The authors surveyed CT surgery program director's (PD's) awareness and current utilization of general visiting medical student clerkships (VMSCs) as well as UIM-VMSCPs in CT surgery.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: ADULT – Commentary Source Type: research