Physician and Trainee Experiences With Patient Bias.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As the clinical workforce becomes more diverse, physicians encounter patients who demean them based on social characteristics. Little is known about physicians' perspectives on these encounters and their effects. This knowledge would help develop policies and best practices for institutions and training programs.

Objective

To describe the range and importance of encounters with biased patients and the barriers and facilitators to effective responses.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study recruited convenience samples of hospitalist attending physicians, internal medicine residents, and medical students from 3 campuses affiliated with 1 academic medical center. Data were collected from 50 individuals within 13 focus groups from May 9 throu

SUBMITTER: Wheeler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6820043 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature