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Implicit Bias among Physicians and its Prediction of Thrombolysis Decisions for Black and White Patients
Journal of General Internal Medicine · 2007 · Vol. 22(9) · pp. 1231–1238
Alexander R. Green✉(Massachusetts General Hospital)Dana R. Carney(Harvard University)Daniel J. Pallin(Harvard University)Long Ngo(Harvard University)Kristal L. Raymond(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)Lisa I. Iezzoni(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)Mahzarin R. Banaji(Harvard University)
Abstract
This study represents the first evidence of unconscious (implicit) race bias among physicians, its dissociation from conscious (explicit) bias, and its predictive validity. Results suggest that physicians' unconscious biases may contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in use of medical procedures such as thrombolysis for myocardial infarction.
Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial and Intergroup PsychologyDiversity and Career in MedicineVignetteMedicineImplicit-association testAcute coronary syndromeTest (biology)Clinical psychologyFamily medicinePsychiatrySocial psychologyPsychology
MeSH terms
AdultBlack or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMalePhysiciansPredictive Value of TestsPrejudiceSurveys and QuestionnairesThrombolytic TherapyBlack PeopleWhite People
Funding
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Emory University
- Harvard University
- Mind Science Foundation
- National Institute of Mental Health
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