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October’s Black History Month celebrates the contributions of individuals of Black heritage, including those within the NHS. It is also an opportunity to highlight the academic challenges faced by healthcare professionals from under-represented groups, emphasising the need for diversity in our healthcare system.
Disparities in clinical academia stem from the intersection of ethnicity and gender, in addition to other contributing factors, including lack of mentorship, systemic biases, and the ‘minority tax’. For ethnic minorities, the negative correlation between clinical time and scholarly productivity diverts time away from career advancement, hindering their professional growth compared to peers.
Embracing research diversity improves care equity, reduces differential attainment for anaesthetists, and bridges gaps in academic leadership. It promotes equity-minded environments and builds a workforce that reflects the population it serves. This article examines these disparities and efforts to improve diversity in anaesthesia research.
Understandably, well-being means something different to all of us, but does it have more awareness and recognition than 20 years ago?
Dr Marie Nixon, Consultant Anaesthetist and Dr Thom O'Dell, ST7 Trainee discuss their experiences of wellbeing and what it means to them.
Our working lives as anaesthetists revolve around effective teamwork, communication, and empathy with the many different professions we interact with. Interprofessional education (IPE) is an increasingly familiar teaching methodology which aims to enhance and improve these collaborative abilities.
Considering recent critical reports on the lack of teamwork and interprofessional co-operation within clinical systems, we present a review of IPE and how its increased adoption may help address these failings.