The End of Race-Conscious Admissions: Why Sealing the Leaky Pathway in Academic Surgery Is More Urgent Than Ever.

Nimmer, Kaitlyn F; Collins, Reagan A; Clarke, Callisia N · Ann Surg · 2025

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

The end of race-conscious admissions poses a significant challenge to the recruitment of underrepresented in medicine surgical trainees and surgeons in the United States. These developing limitations underscore the importance of retention within the academic surgical pathway as we seek to diversify the physician workforce in order to best serve our patients.

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