Diversity in Surgery: Ethnic, Gender, and LGBTQ+ Representations Among United Kingdom Surgical Residents and Consultants
Whilst diverse, surgeons have significantly different demographics compared to the general population. Women are underrepresented in the surgical workforce. Annual data reporting, targeted interventions, specialty-specific mentoring and inclusive recruitment, may support in bringing consultant demographics towards representation of the population they serve.
Authors
- Ricky Ellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7310-6904)
- Jonathan N. Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5195-2181)
- Jaspreet Seehra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-9242)
- Brett Doleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-4755)
- Esther McLarty
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of surgical education
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103761
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00