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Gender Equality in Surgery and Surgical Training
This Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds event took place on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 7:00 A.M.
CME Information
Needs Statement
General, plastic, thoracic, vascular, cardiothoracic, abdominal transplantation and surgical oncology physicians, residents, fellows and medical students need to be regularly updated on novel therapies, as well as advances in surgical care and clinical practices that will aid them in treating a variety of surgical procedures to increase the patient care experience and improve practice efficiency.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:
- Define gender schemas and implicit bias.
- List three unique challenges to women in surgery and surgical training.
- Identify at least three actionable items to help mitigate gender disparity/bias in surgery.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Medical Students
- Fellows
- Residents
Accreditation/Credit Designation
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Program Director
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James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Term of Approval
April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2022. Original release date: April 1, 2020.
Disclosure Policy
The Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) makes every effort to develop CME activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial SupportSM, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (e.g., directors, planning committee members, contributors, peer reviewers) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships: 1) at the time of the activity or within 12 months prior; and 2) of their spouses/partners.
Baylor College of Medicine does not view the existence of interests or relationships with commercial entities as implying bias or decreasing the value of a presentation. It is up to the participants to determine whether the interests or relationships influence the presenter with regard to exposition or conclusions.
If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial or promotional bias, please inform us by using the commercial bias comments box in the evaluation form. Please answer the questions about balance in the CME activity evaluation candidly.
Disclosures
The following individual(s) has/have reported financial or other relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:
Presenter
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Brian Chapin, M.D.
Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
Program Director
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James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
Planning Committee Members
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John A Goss, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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Scott A. LeMaire, MD, FACS, FAHA, FCCP
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
- Research Support: Terumo Aortic; WL Gore and Associates; CytoSorbants
- Intellectual Property: Blackwell Publishing; Wiley Publishing
- Advisory Committee Membership: Acer Therapeutics
- Consultancy: Terumo Aortic
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Todd Rosengart, M.D., F.A.C.S.
DeBakey-Bard Chair of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
CME Credit Available
You may claim CME credit after watching this activity.
Presenter:
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Brian Chapin, M.D.
Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center