Disparities in Peripheral Vascular Care: An Ongoing Dilemma-Workforce Diversity in Vascular Specialties

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In this video, a speaker, who is an interventional cardiologist at Duke, discusses the importance of workforce diversity in vascular specialties. They present data showing the underrepresentation of women, Hispanic, and black trainees in vascular surgery fellowships compared to other surgical subspecialties. The speaker also highlights the lack of gender diversity in interventional cardiology and research leadership. They discuss the reasons behind this lack of diversity, such as a lack of visible role models and perceived biases. The speaker emphasizes the importance of diversity for mentorship, patient care, and research quality. They share their experience with implementing initiatives at Duke to address diversity issues in their cardiovascular fellowship program, which led to a significant increase in diversity. The video concludes by emphasizing the need for intentional efforts to improve diversity in the recruitment pipeline and the positive impact it can have on the vascular workforce and its various aspects. No specific credits were mentioned in the transcript.

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Jennifer A Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS

Keywords

workforce diversity

vascular specialties

underrepresentation

gender diversity

diversity initiatives