Introduction

In interactions with health care providers, it pays to be an activated patient. In a recent study, 14 actors who were trained as standardized patients into clinics tested whether being an activated patient might disrupt impicit biases in physicians. Izzi what is physician implicit bias, and how does it contribute to racial disparities in health outcomes? Paul gabrielson: Racial health disparities aren't the result of a lot of things, including more systemic factors.