Microaggressions and Implicit Bias in Hand Surgery
Implicit bias and microaggressions are well-known phenomenon and have recently been acknowledged as contributing to health care disparities. Within Hand Surgery, implicit bias and microaggressions occur in patient-surgeon, surgeon-peer, surgeon-staff, and training environment interactions. Although racial and gender biases are well studied, biases can also be based on age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and/or hierarchal rank. Academia has well-documented evidence of implicit bias and microaggressions, contributing to current disparate demographics of trainees, physicians, and leaders within Hand Surgery. Awareness is fundamental to combating bias and microaggressions; however, actions must be taken to minimize negative effects and change culture.
Source: Hand Clinics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kashyap Komarraju Tadisina, Kelly Bettina Currie Source Type: research
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