Pub. 4 2020 Issue 2

What Is Implicit Bias, and Why Is It Important for Family Physicians to Understand It? By Danielle D. Jones, AAFP Director of Diversity and Health Equity Family physicians need to understand that they are not immune to the neurological phenomenon of implicit bias despite their best intentions. By raising their awareness, family physicians can learn skills to minimize the influence of implicit bias on their clinical decision-making process. www.UtahAFP.org | 26