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Assessing the Extent of Implicit, Explicit Gender Bias in Healthcare Careers
While many women in healthcare report experiencing subtle or not-so-subtle bias and microaggressions at work, a recently published study sought to determine how healthcare professionals associate men and women with career and family, and also how surgeons associate men and women with surgery and family medicine. In this podcast, we speak with the lead author, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, about the findings, as well as other issues affecting women in healthcare.
What is the extent of implicit and explicit bias when it comes to gender in healthcare? While many women in healthcare report experiencing subtle or not-so-subtle bias and microaggressions at work, a recently published study sought to determine how healthcare professionals associate men and women with career and family, and also how surgeons associate men and women with surgery and family medicine. Using a tool called the Implicit Association Test (IAT), researchers recently tried to quantify this.
In this podcast, we speak with the lead author, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, about the findings, as well as other issues affecting women in healthcare.
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To learn more, read:
- The journal article published recently in JAMA Network Open.
- The Project Implicit site from Harvard.
- More about the affect of implicit bias on patient care.
Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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