Anti-Indigenous bias of medical school applicants: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structural and interpersonal anti-Indigenous racism is prevalent in Canadian healthcare. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on medical schools to address anti-Indigenous bias in students. We measured the prevalence of interpersonal anti-Indigenous bias among medical school applicants to understand how the medical school selection process selects for or against students with high levels of bias.

Methods

All applicants to a single university in the 2020-2021 admissions cycle were invited to participate. Explicit anti-Indigenous bias was measured using two sliding scale thermometers. The first asked how participants felt about Indigenous people (from 0, indicating 'cold/unfavourable' to 100, indicating 'warm/favourable') and the second asked whether partic

SUBMITTER: Roach P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature