title: Diversity and professional excellence.
abstract: There are compelling moral and practical reasons why the memberships in professions should mirror the populations that they serve. In order to address this general issue more exactly, this essay will confine itself to a particular case as an emblem for the general point. The particular case is the profession of orthopedic surgeons in the United States. From an examination of this specific case, it is hoped that more general issues of racial, ethnic, and gender fairness within the professions will also be addressed.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boylan
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000941:ethics; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000193:education*; D009014:Morals; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education*; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000941:ethics*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce