On the Intricate Relation of Prejudice to Experience, and on its Alleged Stupidity

Confronting Bias and Discrimination in Health Care—When Silence Is Not Golden

“…The Wheeler et al study is one of few providing empirical data on the topic of how unjust and biased patient behaviors affect physicians, especially those from socially marginalized groups. A 2017 survey found that almost 60% of responding physicians reported experiences of biased treatment from patients based on their own race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or religion . Other reports have included case reports, personal narratives, recommendations for trainees, a framework for considering patients’ requests for physician reassignment based on racial or ethnic background, and hospital policies for responding to bias incidents.…”