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The History of the National Clinicians Scholars Program and Surgery: A New Inlet to the Surgical Workforce Pipeline of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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We would like to acknowledge Allison Mak, MD, and Cary B. Aarons MD, MSEd for their contributions to making this project possible.

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This work did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The corresponding author’s salary is funded by the National Clinician Scholars Program as a Veterans Affairs Fellow.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Maloney, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Jason K. Tong & Rachel Kelz

  2. National Clinicians Scholars Veterans Affairs Fellow, Philadelphia, USA

    Jason K. Tong

  3. National Clinicians Scholars Program, Philadelphia, USA

    Raina Merchant

  4. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Raina Merchant

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Tong, J.K., Merchant, R. & Kelz, R. The History of the National Clinicians Scholars Program and Surgery: A New Inlet to the Surgical Workforce Pipeline of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. World J Surg 47, 608–610 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06810-8

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