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Research Letter| Volume 58, ISSUE 2, e58-e60, April 2023

Increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion in the ophthalmology CaRMS selection process: ACUPO recommendations

Published:August 31, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2022.08.004
Increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion in the ophthalmology CaRMS selection process: ACUPO recommendations
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      As of this writing, there is a lack of information on racial and ethnic diversity within ophthalmology in Canada. In terms of sex diversity, there are more male (75.7%) Canadian ophthalmologists in the workforce than females (24.3%). However, in 2019, 58.7% of ophthalmology residents were male and 41.3% were female, indicating movement toward parity with respect to sex assigned at birth.

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      Publication history

      Published online: August 31, 2022
      Accepted: August 8, 2022
      Received in revised form: August 4, 2022
      Received: January 31, 2022

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      Can J Ophthalmol. 2022;8:000–000

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