SUPPORT FOR NEW USERS
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I want to understand why bias in health professions education is a problem
Great! We recommend starting with the two videos below.
“What is Bias and Why Is It a Problem in Health Professions Education?”
“Types of Bias in Health Professions Education Content”
Want to learn more?
Amutah C, Greenidge K, Mante A, et al. Misrepresenting race—the role of medical schools in propagating physician bias. New England Journal of Medicine. 2021;384(9):872-8. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2025768
Plews-Ogan ML, Bell TD, Townsend G, Canterbury RJ, Wilkes DS. Acting wisely: eliminating negative bias in medical education—Part 1: the fundamentals. Academic Medicine. 2020;95(12S):S11-5. https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2020/12001/acting_wisely__eliminating_negative_bias_in.3.aspx
I want to understand how a checklist approach can mitigate bias in educational content
The next three videos explain what the Upstate Bias Checklist is and why a checklist approach can be part of an effective strategy to mitigate bias.
“What is the Upstate Bias Checklist?”
Why a Checklist?
“What Doesn’t the Checklist Do?”
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I want to learn how to use the Bias Checklist
The final two videos in this introductory series will teach you how to get started using the Bias Checklist yourself and how to respond to the possibility of bias in your content.
“Getting Started with the Checklist”
“How to Respond When Content Is Flagged”
Interactive quizzes (coming soon!):
“Find the Bias”
“Fix the Bias”