Research Equity in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Rolvix Harlan Patterson MD, MPH,
Mary Jue Xu MD,
Samuel Okerosi MBChB, MMed,
Mahmood F. Bhutta DPhil, FRCS,
Carolina Der MD, PhD,
Blake Alkire MD, MPH,
Rose Njogu MSc,
Varun Vendra MD, MA,
Sharon Ovnat Tamir MD,
Johannes J. Fagan MBChB, MMed
Affiliations
Rolvix Harlan Patterson MD, MPH
Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Mary Jue Xu MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Samuel Okerosi MBChB, MMed
Department of Otolaryngology, Machakos Level Five Hospital, Machakos, Kenya
Mahmood F. Bhutta DPhil, FRCS
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
Carolina Der MD, PhD
School of Medicine, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo; Otorhinolaryngology Department, Dr Luis Calvo Mackenna Children’s Hospital, Santiago, Chile
Blake Alkire MD, MPH
Department of Global Health Equity, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Rose Njogu MSc
SH:24 Sexual and Adolescent Reproductive Health, London, UK
Varun Vendra MD, MA
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon Ovnat Tamir MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ben Gurion University, Ashdod, Israel
Johannes J. Fagan MBChB, MMed
Division of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Equitable research collaborations benefit the quality and relevance of global otolaryngology–head and neck surgery research. However, analyses of existing global health literature have shown disproportionate representation by foreign authors. To avert this inequity and improve global otolaryngology–head and neck surgery research, we propose a framework that emphasizes local representation and capacity building in research.
