To the Editor We would like to thank Lewit et al for their Research Letter, “Association of Sex and Race/Ethnicity With National Institutes of Health Funding of Surgeon-Scientists”¹ for addressing the urgent issue of disparities in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. There is a continued need for such investigations to illuminate the unique challenges faced by underrepresented and/or marginalized surgeon-scientists as they progress through academic surgery.^2,3

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在解决学术手术中的种族/民族差异时减少偏见的注意事项

致编辑我们要感谢 Lewit 等人的研究信函，“Association of Sex and Race/Ethnicity With National Institutes of Health Funding of Surgeon-Scientists” ¹解决了美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 的紧迫问题) 资金。继续需要此类调查来阐明代表性不足和/或边缘化的外科医生科学家在通过学术手术取得进展时所面临的独特挑战。^{2 ,3}