Table 2.
Survey Responses Related to the Recruitment of URiM Trainees
| Question and Response | n (%) |
|---|---|
| How important is it to have a plastic surgery workforce that is racially and ethnically representative of the population it serves? | |
| Important | 25 (86.2) |
| Neutral | 2 (6.9) |
| Unimportant | 1 (3.4) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |
| How important is it for plastic surgery residency programs to make deliberate efforts to recruit URiM students into the field? | |
| Important | 24 (82.8) |
| Neutral | 4 (13.8) |
| Unimportant | 0 (0.0) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |
| How important is the recruitment of URiM trainees to resident education? | |
| Important | 25 (86.2) |
| Neutral | 1 (3.4) |
| Unimportant | 2 (6.9) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |
| How important is the recruitment of URiM trainees to providing culturally sensitive care for minority patients at your institution? | |
| Important | 24 (82.8) |
| Neutral | 3 (10.3) |
| Unimportant | 1 (3.4) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |
| Does your institution provide financial assistance for URiM candidates during away rotations? (ie, housing stipends) | |
| Yes | 13 (44.8) |
| No | 15 (51.7) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |
| How supportive are you of establishing a program to provide financial support to URiM candidates during away rotations? (ie, to offset the cost of travel/housing) | |
| Supportive | 21 (72.4) |
| Neutral | 4 (13.8) |
| Unsupportive | 3 (10.3) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |
| How supportive are you of establishing a longitudinal program to provide URiM students at your institution with research and clinical opportunities in plastic surgery? (ie, shadowing and research exposure) | |
| Supportive | 26 (89.7) |
| Neutral | 1 (3.4) |
| Unsupportive | 1 (3.4) |
| No response | 1 (3.4) |