Visiting Medical Student Clerkships: Call to Action for Program Directors, Faculty, and the Thoracic Surgery Medical Student Association

A workforce reflective of the patient population is critical for a successful and clinically effective specialty.1 Recent efforts such as the formation of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Diversity and Inclusion and the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Medical Student Diversity Scholarship have attempted to address the gap in diversity within our specialty by targeting barriers to entry.1 In a recent survey, 36.9% of aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons cited financial constraints including application fees and additional costs of ‘away’ rotations as barriers to the field.

Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 5, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lin Chen, Paola Barrios, Tara Karamlou Tags: ADULT – Letter to the Editor Source Type: research