SBAS Response to JAMA Twitter Comments and Podcast
Members of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons take offense to JAMA’s statements (@JAMA_current) posted on Twitter and the “Structural Racism for …
Kathie-Ann Joseph Promotion & Inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity & Health Equity (Department of Surgery & Transplant Institute)
New York, NY – March 1, 2021 – It is with a great sense of pride and commitment for a better future that I would like to make two important …
Black Health Care Workers Shine Spotlight on Issues of Diversity in Medical Field
From ABC News / GMA · By Angeline Jane Bernabe As the U.S. continues to celebrate Black History Month, Black medical workers are shining a spotlight …
Dr. Onye E. Akwari, an SBAS Trailblazer, to be Honored at Duke
By Duke Men’s Basketball | goduke.com DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke men’s basketball program has unveiled plans for the Mako Medical Duke Classic …
Society of Black Academic Surgeons Response to Continued Acts of Brutality and Injustice
Enough! We, the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) in the midst of our outrage and grief, continue to condemn these endemic and unjust acts of …
Henrietta Lacks Symposium Recording
IT’S A CELLEBRATION! On August 1, 2020, The Lacks Family announced a yearlong CELLebration to honor Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday. …
Henrietta Lacks and Her Remarkable Cells Will Finally See Some Payback
By Amy Dockser Marcus | The Wall Street Journal In 1951, scientists took a Black woman’s cancer cells without her consent. The cells of Henrietta …
Society of Black Academic Surgeons Response to Recent Events
Our white coats have never protected us. We collectively feel the pain. The Society of Black Academic Surgeons watches with heartache the rapid …
Dr. Ala Stanford takes to Philadelphia streets to help black communities get tested for COVID-19
SBAS member Dr. Ala Stanford rallied a group of fellow black doctors to provide free testing for people in poor neighborhoods as the Red Cross voices …
Navigating Productivity in the time of COVID19
SBAS member Dr. Colin Martin moderates a fantastic virtual panel with leaders in SBAS on managing/navigating priorities and academic productivity in …
SBAS Joins the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons in Condemning Xenophobic Behavior Related to the COVID Crisis
Over the past several weeks, there has been an increase in anti-Asian harassment and hate-crimes, due to coronavirus-related racism. Below is a …
SBAS 2019 Meeting Highlights
Academic Excellence, Surgical Talent, Mentorship, Innovation, and Legacy define SBAS. Our 2019 meeting, record-setting attendance, and energy captured …
How to Fix the Academic-Surgical Pipeline for All
By Cherisse Berry, Chair, SBAS Women in Surgery Committee | Originally featured in www.educationandcareernews.com Despite increasing ethnic, racial, …
SBAS 2018 Meeting Highlights
The 28th Annual SBAS Meeting hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham makes history again. Learn more about SBAS and find out why it is the …
2018 Claude Organ Award Recipients
Chad Barnes, MD [1st place] Mubina Isani, MD [2nd place] Rosandra Walker, MD [3rd place]