Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Race/Ethnic Diversity, Surgical Research / 29.01.2016
Only 1 in 3 Surgeons Perceive Racial Disparities in Health Care
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Adil H. Haider, MD, MPH
Kessler Director for the Center for Surgery and Public Health
Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School,
and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Deputy Editor of JAMA Surgery
Medical Research: What is the background for this study?
Dr. Haider: Racial/Ethnic disparities have been identified in multiple surgical fields. They are thought to be caused by a complex interplay of patient-, provider-, and systems-level factors. As healthcare professionals, providers play a key role in the care and outcomes that patients experience. However, despite published research about the existence of disparities, it remains unknown the extent to which surgeons perceive that racial/ethnic disparities exist.
Medical Research: What are the main findings?
Dr. Haider: In a pilot study designed to assess the extent to which US surgeons report awareness of racial/ethnic disparities, only 36.6% agreed that racial/ethnic disparities exist in healthcare. Even fewer, 11.6% acknowledged that disparities were present in their hospital or clinic, and a mere 4.7% reported disparities in their personal practice.
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