Drs. Joy Howell, Erika Abramson and MacKenzi Hillard, Lynn Garfunkel
Implicit bias refers to the attitudes and stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases greatly influence our daily interactions both as individuals and institutions, leading to significant impact on patient care, medical education, and faculty recruitment, retention and promotion. Participants will engage in small group exercises to discuss specific, contextualized examples of implicit bias and identify possible mitigation strategies. Special attention will be paid to addressing bias on both the individual and institutional levels. Facilitators and participants will share experiences about implicit bias and review best practices from the literature. The workshop will close with a review of teaching modalities and take-home dissemination strategies.