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Overcoming Unconscious Bias Takes Strategy and Collective Effort

By Uché Blackstock, MD | on November 24, 2019 | 0 Comment
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Dr. BlackstockDr. Blackstock is CEO and founder of Advancing Health Equity.

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ACEP Now: Vol 38 – No 11 – November 2019

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Topics: BiasBlack Health & WellnessGender IssuesPractice ManagementRacial Bias

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