Em Pulse

Excuse Me, Your Bias is Showing - Episode 10 We all have biases lurking in our unconscious mind. These are our implicit biases, and they affect how we relate to patients and, in turn, how they relate to us. But if these biases are unconscious, how do we identify them? And is it possible to change them? We share our own experiences with implicit bias, and we hear Dr. Rupa Marya’s story that went viral on social media. Then we dive a little deeper with researcher and pediatric emergency medicine physician, Dr. Tiffani Johnson. Want to check your own biases? Take an implicit association test (IAT) through Project Implicit. Let us know what you found and let’s continue the discussion on social media, @empulsepodcast. If you’d like to keep your results more private, send us a comment on our website, ucdavisem.com. Hosts: Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Guests: Dr. Tiffani Johnson, Pedi