Responding to Bias: Equipping Residents With Tools to Address Microaggressions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Resident physicians frequently experience bias at work, with patients and families often being the source. Women and other trainees underrepresented in medicine are disproportionately impacted by these negative experiences, and experiencing bias contributes to resident physician burnout. Unfortunately, many resident physicians feel inadequately prepared to respond to bias.

Methods

We developed a 45-minute, peer-led, case-based workshop that equipped trainees with tools to respond to patient-expressed bias. Our toolkit centered on resident physicians by including an assessment of the trainee's emotional well-being, a team-based response, and an embedded debrief. The toolkit provided resident physicians with possible responses to bias directed towards themselves (

SUBMITTER: Gay EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11300577 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature