The Surgical Sisterhood - The Experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika Aspiring Surgeons

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ID4643284
AuthorsSenitila Tutone (0000-0002-1694-2049, Waitemata District Health Board), Atua Fuimaono-Asafo (Department of Orthopaedics, Lakes DHB, Rotorua, New Zealand), Ailsa Wilson (Capital and Coast District Health Board), Matire Harwood (0000-0003-1240-5139, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand), Rachelle Love (0000-0003-4976-2527, Canterbury District Health Board), J L Rahiri (0000-0002-7770-057X, Taranaki Base Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume33
Issue1-2
Pages106-116
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10497323221144929
PMID36538013
OpenAlexW4312018549
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

The establishment of a culturally diverse surgical workforce, largely on the basis of gender, has been highly promoted in Australasia in the last decade. Despite this, discussions of gender diversity in surgery have largely excluded Indigenous women. This study presents the experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika doctors in Aotearoa, who formed a surgical sisterhood to support them towards applying for advanced surgical training. Utilising mana wāhine and Masi methodologies, semi-structured interpersonal interviews were undertaken with five wāhine who formed the surgical sisterhood. Following transcription and analysis of all interviews, four key themes were identified. These were mana wāhine, unity, our why and change on the horizon. These themes illustrate the complex and varied experiences of wāhine Māori and Pasifika and how they have navigated their surgical pathways amidst multiple layers of discrimination towards being in a position to apply for advanced surgical training

Aotearoa · Indigenous · Political science · Sociology · Workforce · Anthropology · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Gender Studies · Global Health Workforce Issues · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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