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Society of Black Academic Surgeons: https://www.sbas.net/

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McFarling, U.L. ‘It was stolen from me’: Black doctors are forced out of training programs at far higher rates than white residents. STAT. 6/20/2022. Accessed online: 10/1/2022. https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/20/black-doctors-forced-out-of-training-programs-at-far-higher-rates-than-white-residents/

Haruno LS, Chen X, Metzger M, et al. Racial and Sex Disparities in Resident Attrition Among Surgical Subspecialties. JAMA Surg. Published online February 08, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7640

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