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This is Our Lane: A Pilot Study Examining the Surgeon's Role in Social Justice Advocacy.
- Source :
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American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2022 Jan; Vol. 223 (1), pp. 194-200. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 23. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Despite the importance of social justice advocacy, surgeon attitudes toward individual involvement vary. We hypothesized that the majority of surgeons in this study, regardless of gender or training level, believe that surgeons should be involved in social justice movements.<br />Methods: A survey was distributed to surgical faculty and trainees at three academic tertiary care centers. Participation was anonymous with 123 respondents. Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were used for analysis with significance accepted when p < 0.05. Thematic analysis was performed on free responses.<br />Results: The response rate was 46%. Compared to men, women were more likely to state that surgeons should be involved (86% vs 64%, p = 0.01) and were personally involved in social justice advocacy (86% vs 51%, p = 0.0002). Social justice issues reported as most important to surgeons differed significantly by gender (p = 0.008). Generated themes for why certain types of advocacy involvement were inappropriate were personal choices, professionalism and relationships.<br />Conclusions: Social justice advocacy is important to most surgeons in this study, especially women. This emphasizes the need to incorporate advocacy into surgical practice.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Academic Medical Centers statistics & numerical data
Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Consumer Advocacy statistics & numerical data
Faculty, Medical psychology
Faculty, Medical statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Sex Factors
Social Justice statistics & numerical data
Surgeons statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires statistics & numerical data
Tertiary Care Centers statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Consumer Advocacy psychology
Social Justice psychology
Surgeons psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-1883
- Volume :
- 223
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34588129
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.08.041