Moving beyond implicit bias in antiracist academic medicine initiatives.

Amanda Calhoun; Inginia Genao; Andrés Martin; Donna M. Windish

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Moving beyond implicit bias in antiracist academic medicine initiatives.

September 7, 2022

Calhoun A, Genao I, Martin A, et al. Acad Med. 2022;97(6):790-792.

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Terminology can negatively influence commitment to change that drives improvement effort success. This commentary discusses the weaknesses of the term “implicit bias,” in that it is too general in nature to result in tangible reduction of structural racism in health care.

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