Samora Julie Balch
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
J Pediatr Soc North Am. 2024 Feb 12;5(Suppl 1):601. doi: 10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-601. eCollection 2023 Feb 15.
Orthopaedic surgery lags behind all other medical specialties in its representation of women and underrepresented minorities. Diversity in medical training enhances the educational experience, improves cultural sensitivity, promotes professionalism, and increases the number of physicians who will provide care to the underserved. Diversity of the healthcare workforce leads to enhanced communication, greater patient satisfaction, improved care, better outcomes, and fewer healthcare disparities. Although pediatric orthopaedic surgery has demonstrated recent increases in diversity in the field, there remain opportunities to create a workforce that better reflects our patient population. •We remain a homogeneous specialty.•Diversity of teams and organizations has multiple benefits.•Diversity in healthcare enhances education, patient care, and outcomes while decreasing disparities.•It is imperative to maintain a physician workforce that better reflects the U.S. population.
骨科手术在女性和代表性不足的少数族裔的比例方面落后于所有其他医学专业。医学培训的多样性可提升教育体验、增强文化敏感度、促进专业精神，并增加为服务不足人群提供护理的医生数量。医疗保健劳动力的多样性可带来更好的沟通、更高的患者满意度、改善护理、更好的治疗效果以及减少医疗保健差距。尽管小儿骨科手术领域最近已呈现出多样性的增加，但仍有机会打造一支能更好地反映我们患者群体的劳动力队伍。•我们仍然是一个同质化的专业。•团队和组织的多样性有多重益处。•医疗保健领域的多样性可提升教育、患者护理和治疗效果，同时减少差距。•必须维持一支能更好地反映美国人口结构的医生队伍。
