Faculty Recruitment
Faculty Recruitment Erika Adams Newman David J. Brown BENEFITS OF TEAM DIVERSITY The faculty makeup at academic institutions does not represent modern society. Women and faculty of color are underrepresented…
Unconscious Bias
Unconscious Bias Samir K. Gadepalli Erin E. Perrone Erika Adams Newman Unconscious and implicit biases are the immediate and rapid thoughts carried beneath conscious awareness. Such thoughts form stereotypes and…
Underrepresented Minorities in Surgery
Underrepresented Minorities in Surgery Erika Adams Newman David J. Brown CATALYSTS FOR DIVERSITY Medical school enrollment of ethnic minority groups continues to decline, and underrepresented minorities (URMs: African American, Mexican…
Women in Surgery
Women in Surgery Dawn Coleman Dana A. Telem For the past 15 years, near-equal complements of men and women have entered American medical schools. Despite this, considerable gender-based inequities persist…
Building a Creative Culture
Building a Creative Culture Michael W. Mulholland CREATIVITY Creativity is the key to success. Contemporary American surgery is uniquely expensive, highly scrutinized, and challenged by societal and economic expectations. In…
Chapter 12 Thoracic Spine and Thoracic Cage
12.1 Significance and Function of the Thoracic Region The thoracic region is one of the stable and comparatively rigid sections of the vertebral column. Initially, this may appear to be…
Chapter 9 Posterior Pelvis
9.1 Significance and Function of the Pelvic Region The pelvis is the kinetic and kinematic center of the musculoskeletal system. It is the center of the functional unit of the…
Chapter 10 Lumbar Spine
10.1 Significance and Function of the Lumbar Spine The embryonic curves change during early childhood development in two sections of the vertebral column. The lumbar spine represents one of these…
Chapter 14 Head and Jaw
14.1 Introduction Of all the structures in the head region, physical therapists are best able to treat the jaw (temporomandibular joint or TMJ) and the atlanto-occipital joint, which have already…
Chapter 11 Abdominal Region
11.1 Significance of the Region The abdominal wall provides the anterior and lateral cover of the visceral organs. The muscle tone of the abdominal muscles is functionally opposed to the…
