Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS, receives diversity award at AAOS Annual Meeting
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At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS, was presented with the AAOS Diversity Award for making orthopedics more accessible to, and representative of, diverse populations.
According to the press release, Laurencin has developed several diversity initiatives and programs across the U.S. in the last 40 years. At Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laurencin was assistant director of the Harvard Summer Health Professions Program, which trained students from historically underrepresented groups. As a professor of orthopedic surgery at Allegheny University and Drexel University, he funded scholarships for Black and Latino women. During his time as chairperson of orthopedic surgery at the University of Virginia, Laurencin acted with intent in the recruitment of students from underrepresented groups into the residency training program and faculty, according to the release.
He now serves as the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut, where he continues to work toward promoting diversity in orthopedics and other medical specialties.
“I am proud to receive this award,” Laurencin said in the release. “It recognizes my longstanding work promoting racial justice and equity, and gender equity in the profession and worldwide,” he added.
“Dr. Laurencin has been a torch bearer for diversity, lighting the path into this field that we all hold so dear, and he has done it for so many who otherwise may not have considered, seen, or have had the opportunity to be part of this great profession,” MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA, FAAOS, said in the release. “His work and efforts have guided our profession and have set a path for the future,” Hogan said.
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