Health Equity & Inclusion Resources

(30 mins) Explore how and why diversity efforts plateau at institutions, what role unconscious bias plays in these situations, and discuss how to mitigate unconscious bias to increase the success of diversity initiatives. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

(37 mins) A discussion on how the hidden curriculum in academic medicine influences the sexual and gender minority health education of medical students, residents, and allied health professionals as well as the institutional culture and climate for sexual and gender minorities. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

(1 hour) Mitigating bias to improve individual and collective decision-making abilities by recognizing when bias may be playing a negative role. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

(CME credits, 1 hour) – This CME activity provides education on unconscious bias in the academic medicine workplace. Existing research on unconscious bias will provide a science-based view of this seemingly non-science topic. Case studies with examples of unconscious bias, self-assessment opportunities, and exploring bias busting strategies will enable learners to understand how to bring the content into their own unique environments. Stanford Medicine

(5 mins) Offers training to health care providers on how to overcome implicit bias. This video defines implicit bias and offers some practical suggestions on how to understand and reduce one’s own implicit biases. Institute for Healthcare Improvement

(2:35 mins)Explains the impact of implicit bias in health care — on interpersonal interactions, organizational dynamics, and health care costs. Institute for Healthcare Improvement

(2:15 mins) Implicit bias can harm patients in the course of health care delivery, and it harms the health care industry. This video discusses the impact of implicit bias on the health care workforce. Institute for Healthcare Improvement

(1 hour) Presents research on implicit bias in healthcare, including its impact on disparities and diversity in academic pediatric medicine. This lecture will also review evidence supporting the benefits of increasing diversity, and review the barriers and proposed solutions for improving pediatric workforce diversity. Children’s National Hospital

(1 hour) During the discussion, our panelists will speak about challenges diverse neuroscientists face within the field and provide guidance on how the neuroscience community can leverage this moment to influence change. Society for Neuroscience

An online game about poverty and the challenges it brings. Players make a series of decisions which impacts their income. Each decision is connected a problem tied to health, level of education and providing basic needs for your family members. Often there is no “good” solution, which for some, might raise the level of frustration. The model of the game, gives a better understanding of the everyday struggles of people struck with poverty and homelessness. The game ends when players either run out of money before the end of the month or make it through with money left over.

Hidden Bias Tests measure unconscious, or automatic, biases. Your willingness to examine your own possible biases is an important step in understanding the roots of stereotypes and prejudice in our society. Here you will have the opportunity to assess your conscious and unconscious preferences for different topics such as race, gender, and religion. Each session takes 10 – 15 mins to complete.