E167 - Adom Bondzi Simpson on Diversity in Surgery

Dr. Adom Bondzi-Simpson is a general surgery resident and PhD student at the University of Toronto. He’s been nationally recognized for his advocacy work and research work on social justice and social determinants of health. He is a winner of the Canadian Medical Association for Young Leaders, the 2023 winner of the Mikhael Award for Medical Education from the Resident Doctors of Canada, among other accolades. In this episode we do a very deep dive on Adom’s upbringing and background, and his thoughts on how we can make the house of surgery a more diverse and welcoming place.         

Links:

1.       https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/faces-temerty-medicine-adom-bondzi-simpson

2.       “Where is the Black doctor!?” CMAJ piece. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/194/34/E1175 

3.       https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.queensu.ca/37640638/

4.       https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.queensu.ca/37063147/ 

5.       CMA Award: https://www.cma.ca/get-involved/awards/awards-young-leaders/dr-adom-bondzi-simpson