Diversity Equity Diversity and Inclusion
To an already robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program aimed at making it the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive department of surgery in the country by 2030, the University of Colorado Department of Surgery recently added another focus: access.
Liver Cancer Public Health Pediatrics Equity Diversity and Inclusion Pediatric surgery
Jonathan Hills-Dunlap, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatric surgery at the University of Colorado Department of Surgery, has long been interested in health care disparities, in particular how racial and socioeconomic differences affect the surgical care that children receive.
Research Diversity Urology Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Learning through a prenatal ultrasound that your baby may or may not need surgery can be scary. Learning the surgeon may have directed the decision based on race and socioeconomic status? Not ideal.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Department of Surgery are taking a deep dive into the decision-making process associated with a condition called ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction after learning the decision to have surgery was largely based on surgeon perceptions.
Research Education Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Though many medical residency programs have begun using holistic review to evaluate candidates — a process that looks at qualities such as leadership, research aptitude, and volunteerism to get a more well-rounded view of an applicant than grades and test scores can provide — some administrators are still wary that a holistic process may not result in a qualified candidate pool.
Community Transplant Surgery Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Kidney disease is sometimes called the “silent disease” because it can be symptomless in its early stages. An estimated 90% of Americans who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) may not even know they have it until it is advanced.
Community Equity Diversity and Inclusion
For Stephanie Farmer, MHA, an "a-ha!" moment in her career happened as an undergraduate working in the University of Colorado Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In that role, she began to see how the business and administration aspect of health care can play a significant part in patient care, and how she could have a role in that care.
In honor of Women's History Month, Leah Lleras, MS, director of finance for the Department of Surgery, interviews Farmer, vice chair of administration for the Department of Surgery and the CU Cancer Center, about the path her career has taken since that a-ha moment.
Community Faculty Equity Diversity and Inclusion
In honor of Women’s History Month, Whitney Herter, PA-C, BS, a senior instructor in surgical oncology at the University of Colorado Department of Surgery, talked with Elisa Birnbaum, MD, professor of GI, trauma, and endocrine surgery, about her illustrious career.
Community GITES Equity Diversity and Inclusion
When Lauren Steward, MD, was 5, her parents presented her with three career options: doctor, lawyer, or engineer.
Community Cardiothoracic Surgery Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Christian Scott’s dream of working in the sports industry never materialized, but as administrative director for the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the University of Colorado School of Medicine, he still gets to work with an all-star team dedicated to being the best in its field.
CBS News
July 10, 2024
You could say a miracle happened for Quinn Hanrahan of Steamboat Springs, a college student who had been on a liver transplant waitlist for three days when a donor came through for her. At age 14, doctors noticed her body had started to attack her healthy liver and they couldn't stop it.
Denver 7
April 13, 2024
Jose Diaz-Miron, MD, assistant professor of pediatric surgery has made it his mission to make healthcare more approachable for families in Colorado by launching a Spanish-speaking pediatric surgery clinic. It's the first of its kind in Colorado.
American College of Surgeons
April 10, 2024
“Being more aggressive with donor offers and looking at marginal donors can help get people organs more quickly and reduce death on the waitlist,” said Jordan Hoffman, MD, FACS, associate professor of surgery and surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at the University of Colorado.
UCHealth
February 28, 2024
Greg Glasgow
