Evidence Based Implicit Bias Implications for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! Read the full book and complete here with code NUS3024: elitelearning.com/book 6. What did the 1999 Shulman study show? a. Age bias. b. Bias towards professionals with tattoos. c. Bias in treatment of pain. d. Bias in referral for cardiac catheterization. 7. The implicit bias association test: a. Measures conscious judgments of specific individual characteristics. b. Is available only to healthcare professionals. c. Must be completed for medical licensing. d. Measures strength of associations to specific individual characteristics. 8. Implicit bias can occur more frequently when: a. Seeing patients in the early morning. b. Seeing patients in the middle of the day. c. Working without nurses or other assistants. d. Rushing, multitasking, and working long hours. 9. Implicit bias in hiring can frequently be related to: a. Large search committees. b. Hospital location in urban area. c. Race, gender, or weight of candidate. d. Location in rural area. 10. Which of the following is NOT a good strategy to try to mitigate implicit bias? a. Use reminders. b. Pausing. c. Make quick decisions. d. Increase knowledge of implicit bias.
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following was NOT a common pseudoscience belief about enslaved Africans? a. Elongated neck. b. Thick skull. c. Less sensitive nerves. d. Can endure extreme pain. 2. The definition of implicit bias includes which of the following? a. Differences in blood type. b. Differences in beliefs, attitudes, and behavior. c. Differences cultural competence. d. Differences in cultural humility. 3. Implicit biases typically develop from which of the following? a. Side effect of certain medical procedures. b. Losing a close friend early in life. c. Cross-cultural relationships. d. Online Media, television, parents, and significant people in your life. 4. Bias related to the complexion of African Americans: a. Shows up in school suspension. b. Tends to be related to gender. c. Only occurs in Southern states. d. Was eradicated in the 1950’s. 5. Research indicates bias related to names takes the form of: a. Higher salaries for shorter names. b. Preference given to male names in some teaching evaluations. c. Preference given southern sounding names.
d. Preference given to two syllable names in some hiring situations.
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