Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Department of Surgery, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2024 Mar;183:63-69. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.021. Epub 2023 Dec 9.
The historical diversity gap in the neurosurgical workforce persists to this day. Women, despite constituting over half of the yearly total of medical school graduates, comprise only 6% of certified practicing neurosurgeons in the United States. Furthermore, Black Americans make up under 4% of U.S. neurosurgeons, despite making up around 14% of the national population. The purpose of this account is to highlight the life and career of Dr. Maxine Deborrah Hyde and illustrate the importance and necessity of diversity and inclusivity in advancing the field of neurosurgery. Through this paper, we aspire to encourage the development of new diversity initiatives.
Original scientific and bibliographic materials of Hyde were examined, and an extensive analysis of her life was compiled.
Despite growing up during the era of Jim Crow, Dr. Hyde persevered and became the valedictorian of Oak Park High School. As a first-generation college student at Tougaloo College, she later earned her MS from Cleveland State University. Dr. Hyde graduated with honors from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1977. Thereafter, she became the first female and first Black graduate of Case Western's neurosurgery residency and the second Black woman to receive certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Later in life, Dr. Hyde established the Beacon of Hope Scholarship Foundation to assist disadvantaged students in overcoming educational barriers.
Dr. Hyde was a trailblazer who overcame systematic barriers and paved the way for future generations of aspiring neurosurgeons.
神经外科劳动力的历史多样性差距至今仍在持续。尽管女性占医学院毕业生总数的一半以上，但在美国，获得认证的执业神经外科医生中只有 6%是女性。此外，尽管美国黑人占全国人口的 14%左右，但在美国神经外科医生中所占比例不足 4%。本文旨在介绍 Maxine Deborrah Hyde 博士的生平和职业生涯，并说明在神经外科学领域推进多样性和包容性的重要性和必要性。通过本文，我们希望鼓励制定新的多样性倡议。
对 Hyde 的原始科学和文献资料进行了检查，并对她的生活进行了广泛的分析。
尽管 Hyde 是在种族隔离时代长大的，但她还是坚持下来，并成为了奥克帕克高中的优秀毕业生。作为图加卢大学的第一代大学生，她后来在克利夫兰州立大学获得了硕士学位。Hyde 博士于 1977 年以优异的成绩毕业于凯斯西储大学医学院。此后，她成为凯斯西储神经外科住院医师培训项目的第一位女性和第一位黑人毕业生，也是第二位获得美国神经外科学委员会认证的黑人女性。后来，Hyde 博士成立了希望灯塔奖学金基金会，以帮助贫困学生克服教育障碍。
Hyde 博士是一位开拓者，她克服了系统性障碍，为未来渴望成为神经外科医生的几代人铺平了道路。
