Our Commitment to Diversity
Duke Surgery is dedicated to being better tomorrow than we are today. Read our Commitment to Diversity to learn why, and how, we pledge to foster and maintain a safe and inclusive environment where all our trainees can thrive.
Sustaining Equity, Elevating Diversity in Surgery (SEEDS)
Sustaining Equity, Elevating Diversity in Surgery (SEEDS) is a longitudinal investment in the current and prospective faculty, trainees, and staff of the Department of Surgery. The overarching goal of SEEDS is to enact real and actionable change, creating and fostering a culture that authentically supports and prospers all members of the Department.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Scholar
The Duke Surgery Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Scholarship is a funded fellowship position, that is intended to improve awareness of inequities within our community and in society at large, enable the development of actionable solutions to identified problems, and create a mechanism for scholarship that emanates from the work.
Visiting Elective in Surgical Oncology for Medical Students Underrepresented in Surgery
The Visiting Elective in Surgical Oncology for Medical Students Underrepresented in Surgery is a unique opportunity for Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) students in United States medical schools who are interested in pursuing Surgical Oncology or General Surgery as a medical specialty.
Duke Global Surgical Equity Pathway
The Duke Global Surgical Equity Pathway for General Surgery Residents develops academic leaders who work to reduce human suffering caused by surgical disparities. The program focuses on improving surgical outcomes and access to care in low- and middle-income countries and specific regions of North Carolina.