EAST4ALL Committee - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Trauma Surgery Practice
The Committee will strive to foster leaders who will tackle issues of inequity experienced by medical students, surgical trainees, and trauma surgeons; to advocate for knowledge exchange pertaining to the impact of discrimination on the efficiency of the healthcare system and the wellbeing of our healthcare personnel; to harbor discussions and forums that will stimulate investigation and teaching of the effective methods for promoting equity and inclusion in the workplace and society at large; to encourage tailored mentorships for underrepresented groups that will in turn nurture a sense of community for personal professional growth; to collaborate with our stakeholders to adequately serve our communities to achieve health justice and subsequently better patient care and outcomes; and to engage in lawful activities reasonably related to matters of equity, diversity, and inclusion that may incidentally emerge.
Committee members are appointed by the President with approval by the Board of Directors. Committee member terms are three years. All terms begin in January and conclude in January in the year specified in "term ends".
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Resources & Publications
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Trauma Surgery Practice Resources
#EAST4All: An Introduction to the EAST Equity, Quality, and Inclusion Task Force
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: July 2019 - Volume 87 - Issue 1 - p 225–233
Equity on the Frontlines of Trauma Surgery An #EAST4All Roundtable
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: January 2021 - Volume 90 - Issue 1 - p 129-136
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Statement on Structural Racism, and the Deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor
Annals of Surgery: December 2020 - Volume 272 - Issue 6 - p 911-914
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004430
Annals of Surgery - Promoting Equity and Social Justice in our Workforce and in Surgical Critical Care
The American Surgical Association and the Association of Women Surgeons have excellent resources related to Equity, Quality, and Inclusion and Mentoring. Click here for a summary.
In Memoriam - Dr. William "Lynn" Weaver passed away on May 26, 2019. Dr. Weaver gave a moving presentation during the EAST4ALL Plenary Session held at the 32nd EAST Annual Scientific Assembly (January 17, 2019). Read Dr. Kenneth Wilson's tribute to Dr. Weaver.
Dr. William "Lynn" Weaver
Members
Alexis M. Moren, MD, MPH, FACS, Co-chair- Salem Health in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Ronnie N. Mubang, MD, Co-chair- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Vanessa Arientyl, MD, Committee Member- Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Tatiana Carla Pereira Cardenas, MD, MS, FACS, Committee Member- Dell Medical School UT Austin/ Dell Seton Med Cent in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Christine A. Castater, MBA, MD, Committee Member- Morehouse School of Medicine/Grady Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Jane Cowan, MD, MPH, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Adam D. DeMey, PA-C, Committee Member- Inova in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Kalli L Devecki, DO, Committee Member- ETSU in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
- Tatiana Hoyos Gomez, MD, Committee Member
- Oregon Health & Science University in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Susan Kartiko, MD, PhD, Committee Member- The George Washington University Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Prerna Ladha, MBBS, Committee Member- MetroHealth Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Andrew McCague, DO, FACOS, FACS, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Ramitha Eshan Ruwanpathirana, MBBS, Committee Member- in Hingurakgoda, NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Gregory Semon, DO, Committee Member- Wright State University in Dayton, OH
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Thomas Shoultz, MD, Committee Member- UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Shannon F.R. Small, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Yale University Health System in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Abhishek Swarup, MD, Committee Member- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Luis R. Taveras, MD, Committee Member- Medical City Plano in ,
- Term ends 01/23/2026
Mark Tucker, MD FACS, Committee Member- Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Texas in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028
Carrie Valdez, MD, FACS, Committee Member- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Rachel L. Warner, DO, FACS, Committee Member- University of Florida - Jacksonville in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Libby Schroeder, MD, FACS, Ex Officio- Medical College of Wisconsin in ,
- Term ends 01/15/2028