Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Trauma Surgery Practice Committee (#EAST4ALL)
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".
#EAST4All
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
Ronnie N. Mubang, MD, Co-chair- Vanderbilt University Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Esther S. Tseng, MD, FACS, Co-chair- MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Sofya H. Asfaw, MD, Committee Member- Cleveland Clinic in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Rikat Baroody, MD, Committee Member- Ascension St. Mary’s in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
- Milad Behbahaninia, MD, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Alejandro Betancourt-Ramirez, MD,MBA, FACS, Committee Member- South Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health in Bay Shore , NY
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Maraya Camazine, MD, Committee Member- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Christine A. Castater, MBA, MD, Committee Member- Morehouse School of Medicine/Grady Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Adam D. DeMey, PA-C, Committee Member- George Washington University in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
- Molly J. Douglas, MD, Committee Member
- University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Cristina Feather, MD, MHS, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
- Kelly Galey, MD, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
- Horacio M. Hojman, MD, Committee Member
- Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Aimee LaRiccia, DO, Committee Member- OhioHealth Doctors Hospital/Grant Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Jennifer Lynde, DO, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
- Alexis M. Moren, MD, MPH, Committee Member
- Salem Health in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Minh-Tri Pham, MD, Committee Member- Loma Linda University Health in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Christine L Ramirez, MD, Committee Member- St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, PA
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Gregory Semon, DO, Committee Member- Wright State University in Dayton, OH
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Thomas Shoultz, MD, Committee Member- UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Anthony Tannous, MD, Committee Member- UT Southwestern in DALLAS, TX
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Luis R. Taveras, MD, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
William Thomas Hillman Terzian, MD, Committee Member- University of Nebraska Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Sahaja Atluri, BA, Ex Officio- in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Martin D. Zielinski, MD, FACS, Ex Officio- Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX
- Term ends 01/18/2025