TY - JOUR T1 - The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Essay Contest: Voices of the Future JF - Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open JO - Trauma Surg Acute Care Open DO - 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000867 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - e000867 AU - Cherisse Berry Y1 - 2021/12/01 UR - http://tsaco.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000867.abstract N2 - The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (AAST DEI) committee was established in 2019 by Immediate Past President Dr. David Spain. The work of the committee furthers the mission of the AAST of being dedicated to discovery, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of knowledge related to acute care surgery (trauma, surgical critical care and emergency general surgery) by fostering research, education and professional development in an environment of fellowship, collegiality, inclusion, diversity and equity. Under the exemplary leadership of the Immediate Past Chair Dr Karen Brasel, the AAST DEI committee was awarded one of the inaugural American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Reagents Innovative Grants for DEI & Anti-Racism. The $25,000 grant will be matched by the AAST and the co-sponsoring societies including the ACS Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) and the Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS). One of the three … ER -