Dr. Ahmet Tezel

Strategies for Successful Pathways to DE & I

DEI mentorships from students to senior surgeons – Dr. Barbara Bass (USA) Creating advocacy to optimize career advancement– Dr. Mary Hawn (USA) Addressing Implicit Bias in Residency/Fellowship Programs: Strategies for Success – Dr. Erica Taylor (USA) Contribution of younger surgeons to DE&I – Dr. Raphael Sun (USA) Recognizing DE&I in the Royal Colleges – Dr. Neil Mortensen (UK) Achieving diversity in product development – Mr. Ahmet Tezel (USA) Discussion – All faculty moderated by Dr. Steven Wexner (USA) and Dr. Patricia Turner (USA) FACULTY Dr. Barbara Bass (USA) – Dean, George Washington University College of Medicine; Past President of the American College of Surgeons Dr. Mary Hawn (USA) – Stanford Medicine Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Stanford University; Director for the American Board of Surgery; Editorial Board of Annals of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery and the American Journal of Surgery Dr. Neil Mortensen (UK) – President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Former Chair of the British Journal of Surgery; Editor in Chief of Colorectal Disease Dr. Raphael Sun (USA) – Chair of the Executive Committee of the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeon (RAS-ACS) Dr. Erica Taylor (USA) – Founder & CEO of the Orthopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium; Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Diversity, Duke University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Duke Health Private Diagnostic Clinic Associate Chief Medical Officer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mr. Ahmet Tezel (USA) - PhD, Worldwide Vice President Research and Development, Johnson & Johnson Institute, Bridgewater, New Jersey Dr. Patricia Turner (USA) – Director, Division of Membership Services, American College of Surgeons past Chair, AMA Council on Medical Education; past Chair, Surgical Section, National Medical Association; past President, Society of Black Academic Surgeons; and Member, Board of Directors, Council on Medical Specialty Societies Dr. Steven Wexner (USA) – Director, Digestive Disease Institute, Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Past President American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Past President American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Past President Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Editor-in-Chief Surgery, Vice-Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons