1. The Surgical Sisterhood – The Experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika Aspiring Surgeons.
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Tutone, Senitila, Fuimaono-Asafo, Atua, Wilson, Ailsa, Harwood, Matire, Love, Rachelle, and Rahiri, Jamie-Lee
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CULTURAL identity , *RACISM , *SOCIAL determinants of health , *ATTITUDES of medical personnel , *OPERATIVE surgery , *RESEARCH methodology , *ASIANS , *SURGEONS , *TRANSCULTURAL medical care , *INTERVIEWING , *MEDICAL care , *LABOR supply , *QUALITATIVE research , *COMPARATIVE studies , *SEX distribution , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESEARCH funding , *MAORI (New Zealand people) , *HEALTH equity , *ETHNOLOGY , *ETHNIC groups , *DATA analysis software , *THEMATIC analysis , *MEDICAL needs assessment - Abstract
The establishment of a culturally diverse surgical workforce, largely on the basis of gender, has been highly promoted in Australasia in the last decade. Despite this, discussions of gender diversity in surgery have largely excluded Indigenous women. This study presents the experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika doctors in Aotearoa, who formed a surgical sisterhood to support them towards applying for advanced surgical training. Utilising mana wāhine and Masi methodologies, semi-structured interpersonal interviews were undertaken with five wāhine who formed the surgical sisterhood. Following transcription and analysis of all interviews, four key themes were identified. These were mana wāhine, unity, our why and change on the horizon. These themes illustrate the complex and varied experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika and how they have navigated their surgical pathways amidst multiple layers of discrimination towards being in a position to apply for advanced surgical training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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