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Purpose <p>Despite the importance of representation, diversity within the surgical field has remained largely unchanged. To aid in addressing this, the Advancing Student Preparedness and Involvement for Representation and Equity in Surgery (ASPIRES) was founded with the goal of providing early exposure and mentorship to URiM students within the field of surgery.</p> Method <p>This single-institution program at a large academic medical center paired first-year URiM medical students with surgical faculty and participated in a 7-month structured curriculum. A survey was used to collect information on ASPIRES’ influence on participants to pursue a surgical residency. Publicly available match outcomes are also reported to demonstrate the program’s impact.</p> Results <p>Responses from 23 out of 36 mentees from the first two graduating ASPIRES cohorts (2021 and 2022) were included. The majority of mentees who responded to our electronic survey reported that ASPIRES had a significant influence on their decision to pursue a surgical career (65.2%). In terms of the match, 19 of 28 students who participated in the match from the first two cohorts (68%) matched into surgery. From the class of 2021, 11 of 17 students (65%), and from the class of 2022, 8 of 11 students (73%), matched into surgical residencies.</p> Conclusions <p>ASPIRES aims to address the persistent lack of diversity in surgery. With over two-thirds of our inaugural ASPIRES cohort applying to or matriculating into surgical residencies, we demonstrate the potential of this pipeline program to facilitate diversification of the surgical field.</p>

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Advancing student preparedness and involvement for representation and equity in surgery (ASPIRES): a pipeline for increasing heterogeneity in surgery

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年2月16日

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  • Michael K. Mensah-Mamfo,
  • Paula Viza Gomes,
  • Alexandria L. Soto,
  • A. Rebecca,
  • Giussepe Yanez,
  • Akosua D. Odei,
  • Cathlyn K. Medina,
  • Camryn Thompson,
  • Ioana Antonescu,
  • Cory J. Vatsaas

摘要

Purpose

Despite the importance of representation, diversity within the surgical field has remained largely unchanged. To aid in addressing this, the Advancing Student Preparedness and Involvement for Representation and Equity in Surgery (ASPIRES) was founded with the goal of providing early exposure and mentorship to URiM students within the field of surgery.

Method

This single-institution program at a large academic medical center paired first-year URiM medical students with surgical faculty and participated in a 7-month structured curriculum. A survey was used to collect information on ASPIRES’ influence on participants to pursue a surgical residency. Publicly available match outcomes are also reported to demonstrate the program’s impact.

Results

Responses from 23 out of 36 mentees from the first two graduating ASPIRES cohorts (2021 and 2022) were included. The majority of mentees who responded to our electronic survey reported that ASPIRES had a significant influence on their decision to pursue a surgical career (65.2%). In terms of the match, 19 of 28 students who participated in the match from the first two cohorts (68%) matched into surgery. From the class of 2021, 11 of 17 students (65%), and from the class of 2022, 8 of 11 students (73%), matched into surgical residencies.

Conclusions

ASPIRES aims to address the persistent lack of diversity in surgery. With over two-thirds of our inaugural ASPIRES cohort applying to or matriculating into surgical residencies, we demonstrate the potential of this pipeline program to facilitate diversification of the surgical field.