Career Development
Session
Description: What is unconscious bias:
An unconscious way an individual may process information that leads to unintended disparities and prejudice.
Why does it need to be addressed:
Unconscious bias continues to drive disparities for medical professionals and for our patients.
Why am I interested in a session on unconscious bias and why every CT surgeon will also be
I held the opinion that I was sensitive and aware of different cultural and racial biases with every intension to avoid these in my personal and work life. Unfortunately, I was involved with a group publication recently where a poor choice of caricature in a visual abstract has deeply hurt the community we care a lot about. This was completely unintentionally yet we were all shocked how this slipped through multiple authors, reviewers and editors. This led to my reflection on how to inform myself of unconscious bias, and eliminate it from my future work - whether it be research, education, patient care or leadership roles.
Monisha Sudarshan, n/a – Cleveland Clinic
Rian M. Hasson, MD, MPH, FACS – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
David Tom Cooke, MD – University of California, Davis Medical Center
Siva Raja, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Melanie Edwards, MD – IHA/St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Susan Moffatt-Bruce – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Monisha Sudarshan, n/a – Cleveland Clinic
Rian M. Hasson, MD, MPH, FACS – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
David Tom Cooke, MD – University of California, Davis Medical Center
Siva Raja, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation