The Doctor Will See You, and Stop Judging You, Now

How do you stop implicit bias from getting in the way of better
health? This doctor wants to make learning how to manage bias as
important as learning how to suture. SHOWNOTES: Have you ever felt
judged at the doctor’s office, even before you said a word?
Unfortunately, that’s not uncommon, and it’s often not intentional.
Like everyone, doctors have unconscious biases that can affect how
they treat patients, which can pose real risks to health outcomes.
In this episode, host Rachel Feltman is joined by Cristina
Gonzalez, a physician and professor of medicine and population
health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to discuss how these
biases form and what can be done to address them. This podcast is
part of “Health Equity Heros,” an editorially independent special
report that was produced with financial support from Takeda
Pharmaceuticals. E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have
any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!
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