2021 Annual Meeting Startup & Practice Management Access Pass-Diversity Lecture: The Handshake or Fist

Diversity Lecture: The Handshake or Fist

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Rick Ryu delivered the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Lecture for AOSSM and ANA, candidly sharing his personal story as a Korean-American orthopedic surgeon. He acknowledged implicit bias and systemic exclusion in medicine, urging the audience to embrace true inclusion beyond tolerance. Ryu stressed that diversity and merit complement each other, emphasizing the need for open hearts and minds to dismantle injustice. He challenged both privileged and marginalized individuals to actively foster fairness, mentorship, and collaboration. Concluding with optimism, he called on the leadership organizations to lead purposeful inclusion, inspiring collective action toward equity and justice in the surgical community.

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Dr. Richard K.N. Ryu

Keywords

Diversity and Inclusion

Orthopedic Surgery

Implicit Bias

Mentorship

Equity in Medicine