The Importance of Women-Focused Groups in Academic Medicine
For the first time in history, women accounted for the majority of medical school matriculants in 2017.¹…
Bias
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The Importance of Women-Focused Groups in Academic Medicine
For the first time in history, women accounted for the majority of medical school matriculants in 2017.¹... -
Overcoming Unconscious Bias Takes Strategy and Collective Effort
Clinicians are more likely to consider black patients less compliant and less cooperative in medical settings than... -
Don’t Let Bias Affect How You Treat Your Patients
“Don’t worry about them, doc—they’re a frequent flier.” “Doc, they’re just drug-seeking.” These phrases are much too...
Overcoming Unconscious Bias Takes Strategy and Collective Effort
Clinicians are more likely to consider black patients less compliant and less cooperative in medical settings than…
Don’t Let Bias Affect How You Treat Your Patients
“Don’t worry about them, doc—they’re a frequent flier.” “Doc, they’re just drug-seeking.” These phrases are much too…
When Unconscious Bias Hits Home (Again)
It was surprising to receive an email advising me that I had appeared on the front page…
We All Have Biases—It’s How You Manage Them That Matters
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP, is vice chair of administrative affairs in the Emory University Department…
ACEP17 Mills Lecture to Address Cognitive Bias in Emergency Department Patient Care
Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP, knows cognitive bias firsthand—and not just because she’s delivering this year’s James…
How Does Bias Affect Physicians, Patients?
Women have a higher rate of missed myocardial infarction. Black patients wait longer to receive care in…