The mixed impact of medical school on medical students’ implicit and explicit weight bias

[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.p-e-i.org/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2016/09/Phelan_et_al-2015-Medical_Education-1.pdf” title=”The mixed impact of medical schoo on medical students’ implicit and explicit weight bias”] Context Health care trainees demonstrate implicit (automatic, unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias against people from stigmatised and marginalised social groups, which can negatively influence communication and decision making. Medical schools are well positioned to intervene and reduce bias in…

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Mental Well-Being in First Year Medical Students: A Comparison by Race and Gender: A Report from the Medical Student CHANGE Study

In this study, authors sought to characterize race and gender disparities in mental health in a national sample of first year medical students early in their medical school experience. METHOD: This study used cross-sectional baseline data of Medical Student CHANGES, a large national longitudinal study of a cohort of medical students surveyed in the winter…

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The Adverse Effect of Weight Stigma on the Well-Being of Medical Students with Overweight or Obesity: Findings from a National Survey

BACKGROUND The stigma of obesity is a common and overt social bias. Negative attitudes and derogatory humor about overweight/obese individuals are commonplace among health care providers and medical students. As such, medical school may be particularly threatening for students who are overweight or obese. OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to assess the frequency…

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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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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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