Efe C. Ghanney, MD

UCLA

Efe Chantal Ghanney Simons, MD, is a Urology Resident at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), applying into fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS).

She began her residency training at UCLA in 2017 with the intention of spending her 4th year (research year) building Global Health programs in Ghana, Uganda, and Senegal but was unable to as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was at that point that she decided to pivot from a global stage to focusing on very pressing local needs, here in our own backyard - to strive to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in both the urology workforce as well as in the delivery of healthcare to marginalized patient populations.

Her research interests include health professional trainee assessment, historical and contemporary trends in medical education, academic leadership, and the under-representation of minorities in academic medicine. Her collection of research projects under the umbrella title, “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Urology Workforce: Strengthening the Pipeline,” critically examines every step of the succession from medical student to practicing urologist, to determine the factors that positively and negatively influence the decision to choose urology, access to the field of medicine at large but urology in particular, and career advancement for Under-Represented in Medicine (URiMs). These studies provide the historical and current context, produce data from ongoing baseline assessment of racial-ethnic diversity in urology, and provide recommendations for best recruitment and retention practices.

She anticipates a career in academic medicine with a focus on Medical Education Research, as well as championing Justice, Equity and Inclusion work in Medicine, both locally and globally.

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Presentation(s):

• The Role of Race/Ethnicity in Perceived Exposure, Access and Training in Urology: Experiences and Perspectives of Under-Represented in Medicine (URM) Urologists

  Thursday, May 12, 2022
  1:15 PM – 1:20 PM

• MP19-01: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Medical Student Timing and Perceived Quality of Exposure to Urology

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

• MP19-03: Trends in Race and Ethnicity Among Applicants to US Urology Residency Programs

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

• MP19-05: Landscape Analysis of the Use of Holistic Review in the Urology Residency Match Process

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

• PD30-02: Assessing the Perceived Importance of Selection Criteria for Urology Residency by Under-Represented in Medicine Applicants

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  1:10 PM – 1:20 PM

• PD30-07: The Use of USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 Required Minimum Scores in Screening Urology Residency Applicants for Interview Offers

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  2:00 PM – 2:10 PM

• AUA Update on Diversity and Inclusion

  Sunday, May 15, 2022
  1:15 PM – 1:25 PM

• Gender and Racial Disparities in Early Urology Exposures during Medical School

  Sunday, May 15, 2022
  3:20 PM – 3:30 PM