LIKE REST OF SOCIETY, DOCTORS IMPLICITLY FAVOR WHITES OVER BLACKS
October 28, 2008
October 28, 2008
SEATTLE, Oct. 28 -- The University of Washington Health Sciences campus issued the following news release:
In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks.
"This supports speculation that subtle race bias may affect health care, but does not imply that it will," said University of Washington researcher . . .
In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks.
"This supports speculation that subtle race bias may affect health care, but does not imply that it will," said University of Washington researcher . . .