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Everybody has bias. Healthcare workers working with patients with multidimensional cultural identities and backgrounds should be aware of their biases and stereotypes. Moreover, self-reflection and self-critical can help healthcare workers to avoid bias. People, especially healthcare workers, should be mindful of other people's and patients' cultural beliefs and practices. Awareness can help increase knowledge, leading to appreciating and respecting cultural differences and similarities within and between cultural groups, acknowledging and incorporating the importance of culture, and working within the cultural context of an individual in an unbiased manner to meet the client's needs. Therefore, people and healthcare workers should be trained in cultural proficiency to acknowledge, value, respond to, and advocate for individual and group differences. It involves continually striving to formally and informally increase the awareness and knowledge base for culturally proficient practices.

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From the video on “What is Bias, and What Can Medical Professionals Do to Address It?,” unconscious bias otherwise known as implicit bias, are ingrained habits of thought that lead to errors in how we perceive, reason, remember, and make decisions, which results in inequity. With the tools and technology in the present day and age, we, as societal members are required to minimize our implicit biases. To do so, we need to be aware of our implicit bias and our perspective on people and their demographics such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and age. Furthermore, having awareness of your social contact helps you become aware of the community you surround yourself with. And perhaps, diversifying your social group can lessen previous implicit biases. From the article, “How to Reduce Implicit Bias,” some suggestions include having an understanding of the particular person’s culture, individualizing the person and not looking at them as stereotypes, and putting yourself in their shoes, which all in all, clearly helps with humanizing the individual.

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Implicit Bias is a form of bias that occurs unconsciously and most times unintentionally  that affects one's judgment, actions, and everything in-between. I think, as one tackles any problem, acknowledgement is the most important factor in dealing with this head on. Considering the three forms of bias, it's most important to be conscious of yourself and other biases others may be facing and choosing to navigate away from those. For example, making sure you are always conscious of your decisions and those around you, as everyone is living different experiences. Learn to take in as much knowledge, culture, and life from everyone you meet.

For myself in specific, I would choose to be conscious, patient, and understanding of one another, as navigating through life can be difficult for everyone.

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Reducing the impact of implicit bias on patient physician interactions are essential so providers can reduce racial biases. One way I can reduce this bias is to expand my knowledge through multicultural education classes or conferences. Having these courses at a professional institution such as through school or work can aim to increase understanding of and reduce guilt associated with bias. I can create meetings at these places to share experiences upon one another and share about stereotypes. It can enhance internal motivation such as egalitarian goals. This can be done through guided reflection about the benefits in fairness. Using exercises such as group talk can create positive attributes which counteracts negative stereotypes that may be held by the physician making it more accessible.

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Implicit bias is a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally that nevertheless affects judgement, decisions, and behaviors. There are three types of implicit bias: gender, age, and racial bias. I feel like I am more of a me person, meaning that I have biases whether that be my gender, male; age, twenties; and race, Filipino. I have biases towards my own gender, age, and racial background. When I agree with things, I tend to agree on things based on that. I tend to not be open to the opposite of perspectives. I should be more of a curious, understanding, and accepting of others around me. As the world does not just revolve around me, it revolves around others, our community. And that is how we build community by accepting the differences and uniqueness of others to grow and advance as a community.

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One way I could try to reduce implicit bias is by opening my mind to other cultures and differences that I may not be used to or aware of. Implicit bias is a prejudice that occurs unconsciously or without thinking about it. In addition to opening my mind about cultures different from what I know and what I'm used to, I can avoid implicit bias by gaining more knowledge about these differences and recognizing the thoughts that I may having about these individuals or groups of people. Learning about these individuals can allow me to think about what I can do to be an understanding person or put myself in their shoes. I think it might also be important to avoid passing on these thoughts and stereotypes that create implicit bias in so many individuals’ minds. Expanding culture knowledge is key especially in our melting pot society.

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In the medical or healthcare field, it is vital to avoid any implicit bias since personal opinions, values, and beliefs can alter certain treatment protocols or options, limiting some social groups from equal and accessible healthcare services. One way I can reduce my own implicit bias is to talk to every individual that I meet without any unconscious bias or stereotype in mind. Thus, I can reevaluate my cognitive process and become more aware of my actions. With an open mind, I am clear of any judgment from social influences or preconceived notions. I have to educate myself to learn that certain minority groups would want everyone to be considerate and respect each other's cultural differences. Without any implicit bias, we can eliminate normalizing stereotypes and reduce discrimination by acknowledging the uniqueness of each social group and subculture.
- Ellen Bui

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Implicit bias is when we have an attitude towards others without our conscious acknowledgement and behaviors. Everyone has different attitudes and bias’ towards what we believe in, therefore we act upon what we think subconsciously about our own experiences and the way we handle situations. Medical Professions also have their own cultural preference and have spiritual differences because of what they grew around and what they were raised in. It is important to be empathetic towards each patient because everyone grew up in a different environment which is why every patient should be treated equally while understanding their cultural preference. One way we could reduce implicit bias is by understanding that we all have different values and culture, so we have to treat everyone the same while understanding their own cultural values.

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One way I can reduce my own implicit bias is by being curious and wanting to learn more about different cultures. I am a very hands-on person so personally, I would like to volunteer in a community that is different from the one that I know and grew up in.. This would make me an active person and trying to learn more about the different culture other than my own, which will enrich my knowledge as well as help reduce the implicit bias that occurs unconsciously in the background.

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One way that I can reduce implicit bias in my day to day interactions and experiences is to be aware and mindful of the implicit biases that others might have of me when they initially meet me. Making myself aware and having a mindful thought process of what others might think of me can help me realize what implicit biases I tend to lean towards when meeting individuals. I think placing myself in other peoples' perspectives will help me reduce the implicit bias in my life.

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One thing I could do to reduce implicit bias is that I could be more curious and gain knowledge from the people and situations I face. I think it is very important to respect people's differences and to show interest in those cultural, spiritual, and physical differences. In order to break the commonality to have preconceived ideas of different individuals, we must learn about each other and appreciate our differences. I think that I could definitely benefit from showing interest in the people around me.

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Implicit bias or the “unconscious bias” refers to our judgments, behaviors, or attitudes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. They are ingrained in our subconscious minds and we do not even realize when it sometimes happens. However, we can change our mindset and actions by reducing our implicit biases. One way I can reduce implicit bias is by recognizing the response if it is based on a stereotype and reflecting on the response in order to change it. In healthcare, reflecting on the response involves taking into the perspective of the patient as an individual, not a stereotype. These patients are seeking care like many other patients at the hospital for similar reasons. Therefore, it is important to understand and be empathetic towards every individual as they should be treated the same as every other patient despite their cultural differences, language barrier, sex gender, or age. I have applied this to my experiences with patients by viewing them like every other patient while being empathetic and understanding as much as I can. I always have held the mindset that if I were a patient too, I would want to be treated properly and equally.

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One way that I've reduced my implicit bias is a combination of recognizing my own biases and individualizing each person I meet. Everyone has different experiences, values, and perspectives that can unconsciously affect their implicit biases. I believe that recognizing and understanding your own biases is a good conscious way of combating your own unconscious bias as it reminds us that each person is different and unique. This opens to the idea of individuation as we see others as their own person rather than putting them together with stereotypes. These two ideas push me to learn more about others rather than assuming what they are.

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Is having an opion about something in your mind without even thinking about. This comes from cognitive thinking meaning that there could have been a certain occasion of one's life period that made them feel a certain way about it, and later on have another event similar come along and the brain instant thinks about that situation. These thoughts are not on purpose. The ways in which we can reduce is implicit bias is by not allowing our mind to over take us by making a judgment on someones differences. Really just trying to convince yourself on a daily basis everyone is different the world we live is filled of diversity. Practicing affirmations of these on a daily basis will help decrease the bias opinions one may have. As Pub Health major its most importantly for us to practice these thoughts because working in healthcare we get large diverse and we want all the patients to feel that they can let us take care of their health.

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Implicit bias also known as unconscious bias, refers to the prejudice that one may not be fully aware of. These are the thoughts and actions one holds about certain people, groups, ideals that are done without conscious awareness. Reducing implicit bias is crucial especially in the healthcare field to ensure patient's quality of care is up to par, regardless of age, sex, gender, and ethnicity. A way that I think I can reduce my own implicit bias as an individual who wants to become a health care provider is through "Individuation". This idea is that each patient is their own individual self, and learning more about the patient through their own personal background can help me better understand their needs. I can also apply this to everyday situations, in getting to know individuals on a deeper level through conversation as opposed to implicit bias thoughts.

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The best way in which I can avoid using implicit biases is to be ever mindful and cognizant of instances in which my own thoughts are being affected or influenced by stereotypes that I have acquired and built up over time. Sometimes it’s difficult to recognize my mind using them at the time but hindsight being 20/20 I’ve usually come to recognize when those stereotypes have affected my communication and interactions with others after the instance has taken place. So I believe that trying my hardest to recognize this earlier will exponentially help me avoid implicit biases in the future.

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According to the video, What is Bias and What Can Medical Professionals do to Address it defines unconscious bias otherwise known as implicit bias as "ingrained habits of thought that lead to errors in how we perceive, reason, remember and make decisions." The video also mentions how unconscious bias is one of the leading causes of inequity in our country. I believe this happens because of stereotypes and how society labels people. Implicit bias can affect and influence media, society, and experiences. One way I could reduce my own implicit bias is by learning about others history and their interest. I find that a lot of people around me are similar even though we come from different backgrounds. That is important because it allows me to get to know them and helps me understand their points of view and understand them.

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One way that I could reduce my implicit bias is by using the strategy of individuation. When I unconsciously have preconceived notions, judgments, and stereotypes about a person, I am simultaneously erasing identities that aren't inherently visible. Implicit bias invalidates the experiences individuals have outside of an unsolicited surface-level image created for them. I am learning to navigate through life letting others define themselves before I can mentally define them. I must remind myself that each individual person has their own differences, and I don't have the right to define them before they have a chance to do it themselves. This means making the effort and providing the space to learn about different perspectives, cultures, experiences, personalities, and all of the other characteristics that make an individual. The complexity of an individual is far greater than phenotypes and society-appointed labels, so it is critical to recognize and reevaluate any implicit bias I have.

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The readings presented various techniques on how to address implicit bias within oneself. Implicit bias is used unknowingly in thought processes, which makes it difficult for the individual to identify at first. In a social context, this bias connects to how brains associate connections with past and present "norms." This bias can lead individuals to stereotype certain groups of people based on their exposure in childhood. One way to address one's implicit bias is through individuation. According to the text, individuation sees a person as an individual rather than a stereotype, which allows people to challenge and confront unintended stereotypes. I have applied this technique by learning about other cultures' identities and even my own culture. Taking the time to research and acknowledge cultural differences is crucial. Education about the accurate history of cultures is also essential in this learning process.

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One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is by focusing on people as individuals rather than subconsciously "grouping" people who are expected to behave a certain way under certain circumstances. I think when we  group people together and expect them to behave a certain way with regards to their race, gender, education, socioeconomic status and sexual orientation we severely limit the amount of individualism each person has.

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One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is by focusing on people as individuals rather than subconsciously "grouping" people who are expected to behave a certain way under certain circumstances. I think when we  group people together and expect them to behave a certain way with regards to their race, gender, education, socioeconomic status and sexual orientation we severely limit the amount of individualism each person has.

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One way I can reduce my own implicit bias is by seeing individuals as themselves rather than their stereotypes. We all have unconscious biases and through understanding people as individuals rather than their stereotypes, we get to learn about their culture, personalities, experiences, values, beliefs, and more. Everyone should not be automatically stereotyped and judged without being understood. I can work on conversing and understanding individuals by talking to them. I can learn the uniqueness of others rather than making assumptions and judgments on individuals before I get to know them.

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Every individual in the world experiences implicit bias. Sometimes we have a tendency of doing it subconsciously. Its something that is natural for humans to unconsciously judge any encounters they come across, whether it be places, items, or in most cases other individuals. Sometimes acknowledging that we can be biased is a good way to start, another way is that whenever we catch ourselves being implicitly bias we correct ourselves. It may be hard because its a habit that we have had for decades. A way that I have always been able to keep implicit biases is that I try to get to know and understand the individual first. I've always believed in that saying "you can't judge a book by its cover." How would I be able to formulate the relationships I have with individuals if I was constantly judging them without putting any attempt in getting to know the individual. I also think to myself that I don't like the idea of being judged before you get to know me, and because of this I refuse to do that to another individual. Sometimes a simple conversation can go a long way to reducing implicit bias without us even realizing it. Everyone has different perspectives and sometimes learning from one another can help us have a better understanding for each other.

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One way that I can reduce my implicit bias is to surround myself with people from different backgrounds and cultures. It can be difficult to do at times, but I think it is important so that I am able to understand other people better. It will also help me to build personal connections with others and put myself into their position.

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One way I can reduce my implicit bias is by seeking out diverse friends and opportunities to get to know people who are different from me. I grew up and currently live in a predominately white city, where I had minimal contact with people with diverse backgrounds than me. My main closest friends growing up were all white, which also continued throughout high school. It was not until I got to college that I was exposed to many people uniquely different from me in almost everything from skin color to culture and religion. I have been fortunate to be in a sorority with a diverse group of girls this past year. However, I have not taken the time to genuinely get to know them regarding their childhood, culture, and even language. I can reduce my implicit bias by beginning to reach out to girls I usually do not talk to, get to know them personally, and learn about their culture and what makes them so unique. During heritage months, I can make an effort to ask girls of that heritage questions, such as what does their heritage mean to them, and what is their favorite part about it? This way, I am educating myself about people's heritage, associating them with personal experiences, and putting a face to the heritage instead of just thinking about the heritage months as any other month.

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Everyone experience implicit bias whether they are aware of it or not. It is in our nature as humans to have unconscious judgment toward all our encounters with places, things, and especially people. As someone who is currently working in the medical field and who plans on continuing my professional career in medicine, I understand the extreme importance of not only acknowledging the presence of implicit bias but also doing everything I can to combat it from affecting any decisions or actions I make in my place of work. Considering I get a wide variety of patients from a long list of different backgrounds, one way I personally try to reduce implicit bias in the workplace is by understanding the idea of cultural competency. The reason people are so quick to judge others is because of their difference, however, this can be due to things individuals ca't control like their culture and values and how they are brought up. By taking the time to understand and become competent in other cultures and respecting their differences in values and traditions, we become one step closer to fighting against implicit bias in healthcare.

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Since implicit biases are the unconscious judgments and preconceived notions we have about other things/people, I think one of the most important first steps in reducing the bias is to recognize it when it happens. If I catch myself having a judgmental thought about someone else, I can first ask myself why I think that about them. By catching myself in the act, I can redirect my thought process in a better and more positive direction. After doing the reading though, this may be referred to as "stereotype replacement", in other words, recognize the response and adjust accordingly. Overall, instead of focusing on some aspect of someone that is different than me, I can think about why it's different, how their culture may be different than mine, and ways I can learn more about it later to become more comfortable with it to not have a negative initial reaction again.

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As someone who has worked in the medical field and worked directly with several patients a day to complete their exams, I think the most helpful way to combat my implicit bias is to accept that I do have it and not deny it's presence. When denying something, that can result in taking less time to think about that subject or not wanting to make a change. When I accept these unconscious thoughts I am able to consciously ignore those thoughts. If I deny my implicit bias, I risk not giving or treating every patient the way they deserved to be treated when I'm assisting them. When I talk to the patient more and more I've noticed an improvement with my attitude and happiness, because getting to know someone is more important than my unconscious biases.

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One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is by doing stereotype replacement. This is when you recognize the thought you have is based on a stereotype and consciously adjusting your thoughts when moving forward. This is something I have been practicing for years but will continue to do so. When you don't correct your thinking, you are only perpetuating certain thoughts or ideas about a person or group instead of being a small part of the solution.

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Implicit bias occurs when there is judgement towards individuals that is occurs unconsciously and unintentionally. Implicit bias tends to impact those in minority groups the most. A way that I could reduce my implicit is by putting myself in their shoes. I am Latina so I am definitely aware of the impacts of implicit bias. Putting myself in another person's shoes is something that I tend to do regularly as I am constantly thinking about other's feelings. Another thing I can do is be more knowledgeable about the other individual by talking to them about their past experiences, eliminating titles such as patient and provider and simply seeing them as another individual like myself.

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One way I can reduce my own implicit bias is by taking a moment to step back and realize that I am making a judgement about another individual and not just a certain stereotype they may portray. I always stress that individuality is one of the most important things in life, yet it can sometimes be difficult to recognize that without the subconscious judgements that come with it. It is important to make active attempts to correct your implicit bias by learning more about the person or subject when you catch yourself assuming something before truly understanding. When it comes to other people, introducing yourself and getting a sense of their personality will often times dismiss those biases completely. I plan to implement this practice in my every day life from here forward.

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One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is by using the method of individuating which as described in the article “How to Reduce Implicit Bias” is seeing the person as an individual rather than the stereotype. By learning about the individual it builds a connection and an understanding for the person and removes the biases!

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Implicit bias occurs when a person unknowingly has judgments and attitudes about a person or group of people. This type of bias can be influenced by personal experiences, other people, or media. Also, implicit bias causes people to have preconceived notions about one another, which can prevent interaction and increase judgments. One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is to educate myself through conversations and interactions, meaning that I would talk to people and learn about their experiences, cultures, and personalities. This is important because a person isn’t defined by their societal classification. I like to engage in conversation with others and learn more about a person through discussions. These conversations should be in safe environments, and I can also talk to people from different communities, friend groups, or areas of life.

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Implicit bias is unconscious and affects the healthcare system significantly. Many may not know/understand as it is unconscious. It is important to address implicit bias as it makes one more aware of what they are thinking and viewing. Implicit bias directly affects the healthcare provider and patient relationship as it can affect the quality of care they would receive. One way I can reduce my implicit bias is by reflecting my thoughts and actions. Throughout the day or week, I would reflect on what I said or what I have done to see if I had any implicit bias when making the decision to say or do something. When I am made aware of what I have said or done I would consciously make corrections to my actions. This will allow me to grow to be more aware of my actions and acknowledge the possible consequences that may come with them. Another way I would reduce my own implicit bias is to picture other perspectives on the same situations.

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Implicit bias affects every individual without our conscious knowledge. By definition, implicit bias is a phenomenon is unintentional yet has the power to be extremely harmful and impactful. One way that I considered to reduce my implicit bias is by taking in other perspectives and attempting to catch my implicit biases at work. I consider myself to be in spaces and areas where I am surrounded by many different kinds of people who come from different walks of life. I believe that my exposure to different perspectives allow for me to be able to reduce my implicit bias by catching my biases and think deeper about these issues. It will allow me to exercise my abilities to think introspectively and examine these unconscious biases that I may have.

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Implicit bias affects the healthcare system as well as the patients who are receiving this biases in their healthcare. Implicit bias is something that is unconscious and often times the individual doesn’t even know that they are doing it which is why it’s really important to be made aware of this so people can unlearn this type of behavior. Implicit bias affects minority groups in the healthcare system and creates disadvantages for them which ultimately affects their health and how they even approach healthcare. One with way I could reduce my own implicit bias is by putting myself in their shoes. Since I will be working in healthcare I think it’s super important for me to work in areas where there are other minority groups and be beside them to truly understand how they are feeling. This will allow me to not only understand how to interact with them while respecting their culture and taking into account and how their previous history makes them interact with healthcare now. I would also really like this experience because it would allow me to hear their stories and their experiences with healthcare. These things would allow me to have a deeper understanding of not only them but also I would feel more connected with them and have a deeper understanding of where they are coming from. This would also give me more insight on how their culture might impact the way they look at healthcare and maybe the treatments and medicines that they might not feel confident enough to take or which ones they feel confident in. I think it’s super important that every healthcare worker or people that are looking forward to working in healthcare should go out there and volunteer in areas that give them more insight on a larger population and different cultures.

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Implicit bias is a serious issue that not only affects the healthcare and patient care industry, but it also affects all those who have the implicit bias placed upon them in all aspects of their lives. Implicit bias is a difficult subject to tackle since it is commonly occurring unconsciously, and as Devine and her colleagues state, "Implicit bias is automatically activated and often unintentional". There were many ways shown in the lecture video and article we read that illustrated ways we can reduce implicit bias and work towards eliminating it as a whole. I would say the best way I could personally reduce my very own implicit bias is increasing opportunities for contact with individuals from different groups and placing myself in their shoes, such as understanding their life and experiences. Primarily, all of my current social group consists of my Mexican friends, since all of our parents come from there and we all share that culture. Expanding my friend group and networking with others from a European, African-American, Asian, or Native American background could allow me to view and understand their groups and culture much more than I currently do. This would allow me to step into their shoes and get to know what they go through, allowing my implicit bias to be reduced and hopefully eliminated, since I will be much more understanding for people of every culture. That is how I would target and reduce my own implicit bias.

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The assignments taught me that implicit bias is unconscious and often unintentionally appears in everyone's mind. Implicit bias can negatively impact the relationship between healthcare providers and patients. These biases can significantly affect the quality of care in communities with disadvantages, such as minority groups, individuals with low socioeconomic status individuals, and people with disabilities. By being aware of particular implicit bias exists within everyone, a healthcare provider can consciously counteract negative stereotyping by being empathetic toward a person's background. One of the methods I find interesting to learn is "counter-stereotypic imaging." I find this to be easy to adjust by forcing my view regarding the person in a completely opposite way to prevent implicit bias. It is also crucial to make known the implicit bias one has toward particular groups or individuals. Recognizing the pattern can help the person to understand one's bias better and be able to improve for the future.

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The definition of implicit bias is that it is an unconscious approach that causes errors in reasoning that lead to discipline. A way that we can reduce implicit bias in our society is to branch out to people with different interests within our society instead of just focusing on people who have the same views as we do. This can reduce implicit bias in our society, because if we hang around people that have other ethnicity or religion that we do, this can reduce our unconscious bias approach towards people. This will broaden our perspective on people who share different values as us and it will eliminate the implicit bias we constantly face in our society.

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One way that i could reduce my implicit bias is by starting off to see the person with a clean slate, seeing them the opposite of what stereotypes have concluded and making my own opinion. i could do this by talking to the person as a whole seeing their life history what has brought them to who they are now and by this i can see things through their perspective and begin the understand things in their shoes.

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One way that I could reduce my own implicit bias is by learning about the other persons history such as seeing the person as an individual rather than a stereotype. This is important because one should learn about a persons personal history and try to connect with them from a perspective that they are familiar rather than stereotyping. This also relates to perspective taking, such as "putting yourself in the other person's shoes" because it will help me understand the other person and help me give them health interactions, treatments, adherence, and health outcomes in a way they will feel comfortable understanding.

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After going through the assignments, a way to reduce my own implicit bias is to use perspective talking. If I put myself in the other person's shoes, I will understand their feelings and perspective. This will create strong relationships between the individuals.

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One way that I could reduce my own implicit bias is by putting myself in the other persons shoes. As individuals, we often hear the phrase, "if you could walk a mile in my shoes" from time to time. Instead of just passively listening, we should actively imaging ourselves in that other individuals shoes in order to true understand them. This can be done by learning more about their culture, or making friends with a person who is opposite of you and find what common interests we might have.