A Deep Dive Into Issues Particular to Caring for Muslim Patients

Omer Ilahi, MD, FAAOS

Editor’s note: This letter is in response to an August AAOS Now article (“Providing Religiously and Culturally Competent Care”) in which Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS, interviewed Deena Kishawi, MD, a post-graduate year-1 obstetrics and gynecology resident and practicing Muslim.

Sound Off: Men, It’s Time to Be Comfortable Giving Up Some Seats at the Table

Ryan K. Harrison, MD, FAAOS

We live in a country that declared “all men are created equal.” Even at the time of that declaration, it wasn’t necessarily true.

Does a Confidence Gap Represent a Roadblock to Increasing Diversity in Orthopaedics?

Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAAOS

Many have described the desire to increase diversity in orthopaedic surgery, but there are clearly obstacles. Perhaps one of the obstacles is a lack of confidence in women.

Behind the Mask: Experiences During Medical Education

William Ross, MD, FAAOS

Current events have highlighted the systemic inequity, bias, and discrimination that are endemic to health care in this country, affecting both patients and the physicians who care for them.

Dr. Arakkal: ‘My Journey and Thoughts on Improving Diversity’

Emily Benson, MD, FAAOS; Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAAOS

Joan Arakkal, MD, PhD, author of the book Slice Girls (see book review on page 40), spoke with Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAAOS, and Emily Benson, MD, FAAOS, to discuss her journey to becoming an orthopaedic surgeon as a young woman in India and how the specialty still lags behind in inclusion and diversity.