N/A - This is the first place essay contest winner for the American Association for the Surgery
of Trauma (AAST) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee’s 2020 essay contest in …

… Pranaya Terse is currently a second-year medical student at the University of Maryland,
School of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a …

In the past 2 years, several national-level surgical organizations have rightly released
statements calling for the surgical community increase surgeon diversity through the active …

Racial and gender-based diversity in medical student applicants, matriculants and graduates
has increased over time. 1 Underrepresented minority groups, however, continue on the …

I looked around the room in disbelief:“There are only three of us?” I ran the numbers in my
head. Yes, only three Hispanic residents in the largest surgery program in the United States …