Author Description

In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Constance R. Chu, Erica Taylor, and Joel Boyd bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sports Medicine. While women and persons of color comprise a high percentage of athletes, representation is low in positions of influence where few serve as owners, consultants, coaches, athletic trainers, and team physicians. This special issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine highlights opportunities to embrace and enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) among the medical teams that care for athletes. Contains relevant, practice-oriented topics including Trends for Diversity in Orthopedic Sports Medicine; Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sports Medicine and the Importance of Diversity; Sports Medicine Patient Experience: Implicit Bias Mitigation and Communication Strategies; The Intrinsic Value of Diversity in Team Leadership; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on equality, diversity, and inclusion in sports medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.