Healthcare disparities exist in surgicalmedicine and several factors contribute tothem, including the systemic effects ofstructural racism as well as implicit biascarried by providers. Complications arisingfrom harmful institutional structures, SocialDeterminants of Health, and lack of culturalcompetency are appropriately named“Cultural Complications.” In this paper, wereview the literature for strategies surgicalresidency programs have utilized to combatboth staff and patient exposure to CulturalComplications. In addition, we introduce thenovel UC Davis Department of Surgery’sCultural Complications M&M series.