Ethnic diversity provides a diversity of thought. In the UK, the acronym BAME stands for people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds. Many scientific publications have shown that BAME do worse in Part A and B of the MRCS exams and their academic performance is worse.
When it comes to leadership in surgery, BAME is underrepresented in leadership of surgery in the UK. The websites of the Royal Surgical Colleges and 24 other surgical specialty associations show that there are around 550 leaders but only 20% of them are BAME..
Dr. Chinegwundoh argues that we must recognize that ethnic minorities are systematically excluded from surgical leadership. Racism is present in the world of medicine and surgery is not immune.
Dr. Chinegwundoh discusses his undergraduate and graduate experience and his career progression. He also describes the experience of belonging to an ethnic minority and what being the leader of a surgical service is like, referring also to other colleagues such as Martin Griffith, the National Clinical Director for Violence Reduction.
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