2023
Changing Faces: Factors Associated with the Intention to Pursue Plastic Surgery and Practice in Underserved Areas
Nguyen M, Kaminaka A, Brutus N, Gonzalez L, Ratanpal A, Alperovich M, Jeffe D, Ata A, Mason H, Butler P. Changing Faces: Factors Associated with the Intention to Pursue Plastic Surgery and Practice in Underserved Areas. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e5177. PMID: 37577250, PMCID: PMC10419697, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlastic surgeryUnderserved areasPlastic surgery serviceUnderserved communitiesSurgery serviceReconstructive surgerySurgeryUS medical school graduatesMultivariate analysisReconstructive surgeonMedical CollegeHealth equitySurgical specialtiesMedical school graduatesUS medical studentsFuture practice intentionsMedical traineesNon-Hispanic white studentsPractice intentionsMedical studentsMedical students' intentionsPatientsCohortAmerican Medical CollegesSurgeons
2019
Pursing a career in academic surgery among African American medical students
Roberts SE, Shea JA, Sellers M, Butler PD, Kelz RR. Pursing a career in academic surgery among African American medical students. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 598-603. PMID: 31470975, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American studentsAcademic surgical careerAmerican studentsSurgical careerAfrican American medical studentsAmerican medical studentsLack of mentorshipFormal mentorship programURM studentsPipeline programsMedical schoolsMedical studentsStudentsAcademic surgeryMentorship programCareerExplicit goalWhite environmentStudy findingsLifestyle concernsDescriptive studyFinancial pressuresProgramUniversity of PennsylvaniaRecruiting process
2017
Surgical time out: Our counts are still short on racial diversity in academic surgery
Abelson JS, Symer MM, Yeo HL, Butler PD, Dolan PT, Moo TA, Watkins AC. Surgical time out: Our counts are still short on racial diversity in academic surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 215: 542-548. PMID: 28693843, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research