Dr. Richard Bosshardt

I think the only thing that's pushing this is ideology. I think if you're really science-based, if you follow the science as the saying goes, if you look at that, you can't possibly believe that. So either you have an ideology that supersedes factual science or you're clueless and you're following whoever it is that's taking the lead on this

And who was taking the lead in the American College of Surgeons? I can't give you names. I could probably name a few people that I know that were instrumental in pushing against me, pushing back. But I think it's a very small vocal group of very, very committed anti-racist or DEI zealots. And I think the others have gone long.

And who was taking the lead in the American College of Surgeons? I can't give you names. I could probably name a few people that I know that were instrumental in pushing against me, pushing back. But I think it's a very small vocal group of very, very committed anti-racist or DEI zealots. And I think the others have gone long.

And who was taking the lead in the American College of Surgeons? I can't give you names. I could probably name a few people that I know that were instrumental in pushing against me, pushing back. But I think it's a very small vocal group of very, very committed anti-racist or DEI zealots. And I think the others have gone long.

I think some members of the ACS have really not researched this to the extent they understand it, and they kind of go along. Because it sounds, you know, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, it sounds wonderful. Who would not be for those two things?

I think some members of the ACS have really not researched this to the extent they understand it, and they kind of go along. Because it sounds, you know, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, it sounds wonderful. Who would not be for those two things?

I think some members of the ACS have really not researched this to the extent they understand it, and they kind of go along. Because it sounds, you know, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, it sounds wonderful. Who would not be for those two things?

You'd think not.

You'd think not.

You'd think not.

That's the thing that was so disconcerting to me. Let me carry the story just a step further down the road. I wrote to the president of the ACS, and I expressed my concerns. And I'm a writer. Talking is not my thing, but I love to write. And I wrote a three-page single-spaced letter in which I outlined my concerns. Never got a response from that.

That's the thing that was so disconcerting to me. Let me carry the story just a step further down the road. I wrote to the president of the ACS, and I expressed my concerns. And I'm a writer. Talking is not my thing, but I love to write. And I wrote a three-page single-spaced letter in which I outlined my concerns. Never got a response from that.

That's the thing that was so disconcerting to me. Let me carry the story just a step further down the road. I wrote to the president of the ACS, and I expressed my concerns. And I'm a writer. Talking is not my thing, but I love to write. And I wrote a three-page single-spaced letter in which I outlined my concerns. Never got a response from that.

And so the next thing I did was I actually posted the ACS of the website, of course, and they have a thing called the Communities, which is a forum for surgeons to communicate with one another. If you have a question, you can pose it, and surgeons will weigh in and provide advice or answers. If you have something on a topic you want to discuss, do the same thing.

And so the next thing I did was I actually posted the ACS of the website, of course, and they have a thing called the Communities, which is a forum for surgeons to communicate with one another. If you have a question, you can pose it, and surgeons will weigh in and provide advice or answers. If you have something on a topic you want to discuss, do the same thing.

And so the next thing I did was I actually posted the ACS of the website, of course, and they have a thing called the Communities, which is a forum for surgeons to communicate with one another. If you have a question, you can pose it, and surgeons will weigh in and provide advice or answers. If you have something on a topic you want to discuss, do the same thing.

So the largest forum is the General Surgery Forum. And so I posted on that forum basically that I was concerned about this rush to embrace anti-racism, DEI, and the ACS. And if this continued, I didn't see how I could maintain my fellowship. I would drop my membership in the ACS, which is something I never imagined I would do because I've been a proud member of the ACS for over 30 years.

So the largest forum is the General Surgery Forum. And so I posted on that forum basically that I was concerned about this rush to embrace anti-racism, DEI, and the ACS. And if this continued, I didn't see how I could maintain my fellowship. I would drop my membership in the ACS, which is something I never imagined I would do because I've been a proud member of the ACS for over 30 years.

So the largest forum is the General Surgery Forum. And so I posted on that forum basically that I was concerned about this rush to embrace anti-racism, DEI, and the ACS. And if this continued, I didn't see how I could maintain my fellowship. I would drop my membership in the ACS, which is something I never imagined I would do because I've been a proud member of the ACS for over 30 years.

And I'm not here to bash the ACS. I want to be very clear about that. I'm still FACS. I'm still a fellow. They consider me a fellow even though I'm permanently banned, which is kind of an interesting situation to be in. And so I posted this thing saying that I would leave the ACS if this continued. And that generated a comment thread.