SUS Member Survey: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Priorities

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* 1. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to answer

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* 2. What is your age?

under 40

41-50

51-59

60-69

>70

Prefer not to Answer

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* 3. What is your current rank/title?

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Emeritus

Prefer not to Answer

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* 4. What is your specialty?

Breast Surgery

Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Endocrine Surgery

ENT

General Surgery

General Surgical Oncology

HPB

MIS/Bariatric

Neurosurgery

Orthopedics

Pediatric Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Transplant Surgery

Trauma/ Critical Care/EGS

Urology

Vascular Surgery

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please specify your race and ethnicity (check all that apply)

White/Caucasian

Hispanic or Latino

Black or African American

Native American or American Indian

Asian/Pacific Islander

Multiracial or Biracial

A race/ethnicity not listed here

Prefer not to Answer

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* 6. Please select the level of importance (1 being most important) of the goals you would like the SUS JEDI Committee to work on:

	1- Very Important	2-Important	3- Neutral	4- Unimportant	5- Very Unimportant
Diversity in SUS membership applicants by encouraging membership from under-represented populations	Diversity in SUS membership applicants by encouraging membership from under-represented populations 1- Very Important	Diversity in SUS membership applicants by encouraging membership from under-represented populations 2-Important	Diversity in SUS membership applicants by encouraging membership from under-represented populations 3- Neutral	Diversity in SUS membership applicants by encouraging membership from under-represented populations 4- Unimportant	Diversity in SUS membership applicants by encouraging membership from under-represented populations 5- Very Unimportant
Diversity and inclusion in SUS committees	Diversity and inclusion in SUS committees 1- Very Important	Diversity and inclusion in SUS committees 2-Important	Diversity and inclusion in SUS committees 3- Neutral	Diversity and inclusion in SUS committees 4- Unimportant	Diversity and inclusion in SUS committees 5- Very Unimportant
Partner with other societies (representing URMs) to promote their members and URMs in academic medicine	Partner with other societies (representing URMs) to promote their members and URMs in academic medicine 1- Very Important	Partner with other societies (representing URMs) to promote their members and URMs in academic medicine 2-Important	Partner with other societies (representing URMs) to promote their members and URMs in academic medicine 3- Neutral	Partner with other societies (representing URMs) to promote their members and URMs in academic medicine 4- Unimportant	Partner with other societies (representing URMs) to promote their members and URMs in academic medicine 5- Very Unimportant
Development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course similar in format to the SUS Mid-career and AAS Fall courses in conjunction with the AAS EDI Committee	Development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course similar in format to the SUS Mid-career and AAS Fall courses in conjunction with the AAS EDI Committee 1- Very Important	Development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course similar in format to the SUS Mid-career and AAS Fall courses in conjunction with the AAS EDI Committee 2-Important	Development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course similar in format to the SUS Mid-career and AAS Fall courses in conjunction with the AAS EDI Committee 3- Neutral	Development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course similar in format to the SUS Mid-career and AAS Fall courses in conjunction with the AAS EDI Committee 4- Unimportant	Development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Course similar in format to the SUS Mid-career and AAS Fall courses in conjunction with the AAS EDI Committee 5- Very Unimportant
Development of Awareness Campaigns Tools that institutions can use locally	Development of Awareness Campaigns Tools that institutions can use locally 1- Very Important	Development of Awareness Campaigns Tools that institutions can use locally 2-Important	Development of Awareness Campaigns Tools that institutions can use locally 3- Neutral	Development of Awareness Campaigns Tools that institutions can use locally 4- Unimportant	Development of Awareness Campaigns Tools that institutions can use locally 5- Very Unimportant
Promote and help further develop Career Development activities such as the SUS Promising Leaders Program	Promote and help further develop Career Development activities such as the SUS Promising Leaders Program 1- Very Important	Promote and help further develop Career Development activities such as the SUS Promising Leaders Program 2-Important	Promote and help further develop Career Development activities such as the SUS Promising Leaders Program 3- Neutral	Promote and help further develop Career Development activities such as the SUS Promising Leaders Program 4- Unimportant	Promote and help further develop Career Development activities such as the SUS Promising Leaders Program 5- Very Unimportant
Response to social injustice events as an organization	Response to social injustice events as an organization 1- Very Important	Response to social injustice events as an organization 2-Important	Response to social injustice events as an organization 3- Neutral	Response to social injustice events as an organization 4- Unimportant	Response to social injustice events as an organization 5- Very Unimportant

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* 7. Please list any other actions you believe would be critical for the SUS JEDI committee to prioritize and work on.

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* 8. What steps can the SUS JEDI Committee take to ensure all surgeons who qualify feel welcome to apply for SUS membership? Check all that apply.

Work with applicants to build a strong application

Extend membership application timeframes

Outreach to institutions

Other (please specify)

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* 9. In light of current events, in general please select the level of importance/significance (1 being most important) in your opinion:

	1- Very Important	2-Important	3- Neutral	4- Unimportant	5- Very Unimportant
Systemic Racism	Systemic Racism 1- Very Important	Systemic Racism 2-Important	Systemic Racism 3- Neutral	Systemic Racism 4- Unimportant	Systemic Racism 5- Very Unimportant
Gender Equity	Gender Equity 1- Very Important	Gender Equity 2-Important	Gender Equity 3- Neutral	Gender Equity 4- Unimportant	Gender Equity 5- Very Unimportant
LGBTQ+ Rights	LGBTQ+ Rights 1- Very Important	LGBTQ+ Rights 2-Important	LGBTQ+ Rights 3- Neutral	LGBTQ+ Rights 4- Unimportant	LGBTQ+ Rights 5- Very Unimportant

Other (please specify)

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* 10. In what ways can the SUS be more inclusive?

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* 11. Is it okay for the SUS JEDI committee to contact you for further discussion about any of the above questions?

Yes

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* 12. If yes, please submit your name and the best way to contact you.

Name

Email Address

Phone Number