Implicit Racial Bias in Medical School Admissions
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Implicit Racial Bias in Medical School Admissions.
PROBLEM Implicit white race preference has been associated with discrimination in the education, criminal justice, and health care systems and could impede the entry of African Americans into the medical profession, where they and other minorities remain underrepresented. Little is known about implicit racial bias in medical school admissions committees. APPROACH To measure implicit racial bi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1040-2446
DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001388