Do Contact and Empathy Mitigate Bias Against Gay and Lesbian People Among Heterosexual First-Year Medical Students? A Report From the Medical Student CHANGE Study

PURPOSE: A recent Institute of Medicine report concluded that lesbian and gay individuals face discrimination from health care providers and called for research on provider attitudes. Medical school is a critical juncture for improving future providers’ treatment of sexual minorities. This study examined both explicit bias and implicit bias against lesbian women and gay men among…

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Psychosocial predictors of attitudes toward physician empathy in clinical encounters among 4732 1st year medical students: a report from the CHANGES study

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Medical school curricula intended to promote empathy varies widely. Even the most effective curricula leave a significant group ofstudents untouched. Pre-existing student factors influence their response to learning experiences. We examined the individual predictors of first semester medical students‘ attitudes toward the value of physician empathy in clinical encounters. METHODS: First year students…

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What’s wrong with a color blind diversity philosophy?

While a color-blind policy (the idea that ignoring or overlooking racial and ethnic differences promotes racial harmony) may seem positive, it is associated with negative outcomes for minority group members, increased bias for majority group members, and thus negative outcomes for the organization. Colorblind philosophies and polices translate into an organizational culture that suppresses attention to important…

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Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias

[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.p-e-i.org/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2016/09/van-ryn-11606_2015_Article_3447.pdf” title=”Medical school factors associated with change in racial bias among medical students”] Examine the association between change in student implicit racial bias towards African Americans and student reports on their experiences with 1) formal curricula related to disparities in health and health care, cultural competence, and/or minority health; 2) informal curricula including racial…

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Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity.

The objective of this study was to critically review the empirical evidence from all relevant disciplines regarding obesity stigma in order to (i) determine the implications of obesity stigma for healthcare providers and their patients with obesity and (ii) identify strategies to improve care for patients with obesity. We conducted a search of Medline and…

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