In November 2023, leaders of the editorial boards of 6 orthopaedic journals, leaders of funding agencies, and officials from the National Institutes of Health met
Category: DEIA
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This Resident Roundup post comes from Mike Kim, MD, an incoming intern in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine School
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“The first step in any effort to increase diversity is documenting the present state,” write Drs. Kanu Okike and Marc Swiontkowski in a new JBJS
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In a recent article in JBJS, Escalera et al. provide an informative overview of the American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons (AALOS). Since its founding
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A new study in JBJS investigates the relationship between outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and social determinants of health. Two of the authors, Tahsin
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In this post, Dr. Matt Schmitz, JBJS Deputy Editor for Social Media, discusses a new study examining the impact of social determinants of health on
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In a new editorial, Dr. George Dyer, Deputy Editor of the AOA Critical Issues in Education section of JBJS Open Access, reflects on diversity, equity,
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A new study evaluates sociodemographic factors impacting racial and ethnic disparities in baseline PROM scores of foot and ankle patients. JBJS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Marc Swiontkowski
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JBJS is pleased to announce that it has joined the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance (IODA) as a Charter Signatory. As described by the organization, IODA
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What is “privilege”? This question is explored in a thought-provoking essay by Dr. Scott E. Porter in JBJS: What’s Important: I Want Privilege, Too. “I