title: Essay: leaky pipes.
abstract: In the face of great tragedy, the desire to pinpoint blame can be instinctual as a remedy for alleviating one's conscience in a system that causes great suffering. However, to remedy the system that causes such suffering requires a critical analysis of the factors that perpetuate inequitable power structures. This is the story of a journey that broadened my lens of analysis with which to critically evaluate the harmful structural and social determinants magnified in resource-limited settings.
authors: University of Minnesota Medical School, 2337 264th Ct. NW, Isanti, MN, 55050, USA, mccoy146@gmail.com.
authors: Melissa
authors: M
authors: McCoy
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health / Q000941:ethics*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011203:Poverty; D064890:Social Determinants of Health / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative