Elijah M. Persad-Paisley BA, Sarah A. Uriarte BS, Ziqi Wang BS, Owen P. Leary BS, Jay R. Gopal, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss BS, Albert E. Telfeian MD, PhD, and Deus J. Cielo MD
OBJECTIVE
Studies have demonstrated the benefits of diversity in neurosurgery. However, recruitment of minoritized groups within the neurosurgical workforce consistently lags other surgical specialties. While racial and gender demographics of neurosurgical residents are well documented, there has been minimal exploration into the multidimensional nature of diversity. The current study will evaluate the longitudinal diversity changes in neurosurgery residency programs compared with other surgical fields with validated diversity indices.
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