Open AccessAddressing Implicit Bias in First-Year Medical Students: a Longitudinal, Multidisciplinary Training Program
Author(s) -
Megan Ruben,
Norma S. Saks
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-01047-3
Subject(s) - implicit bias , curriculum , multidisciplinary approach , implicit association test , test (biology) , psychology , health care , hawthorne effect , tone (literature) , medical education , intervention (counseling) , selection bias , affect (linguistics) , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , pedagogy , social science , paleontology , art , literature , communication , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , economics , biology , economic growth
Studies show that implicit bias among healthcare providers contributes to health disparities. Despite this knowledge, most medical school curricula lack formal methods for assessing and reducing implicit bias among medical students.