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Implicit bias can happen when we develop attitudes that consist of stereotypes towards others that can affect the understanding of others in an unconscious matter. An example would be if a physician had implicit to unconscious bias towards their patient. This can cause a lot of conflict and poor treatment and understanding of the patients needs. One way I can work on and prevent myself of implicit bias would be by putting myself in others situations and picture how I would want to be treated if I was in their shoes.I do my best to treat everyone equally to avoid myself in a situation where I’m being bias.now, as a physician you want and need to treat anyone that comes in your space as equally as you would treat yourself. It’s important that physicians keep and open mind and not put anyones health and life in danger by implicit or unconscious bias. They can work on this by seeing a diverse amount of patients and practicing treating each one with as much care and attention to their needs as others.

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Implicit bias can be addressed and reduced by taking perspective. Look at yourself through someone elses point of view and try to see if you can put yourself in their shoes. Think about what it would be like to live life as that person who is being stereotyped does before you make a choice or opinion. One has to consider the experiences and situations that person who is being stereotyped or affected by bias to try and realize how they can reduce their own bias. Taking perspective on a situation can impact social attitudes and ones moral reasoning. Think about the big picture and try and take perspective before being biased. Continue learning and being open minded is very important when trying to reduce implicit bias.

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One way to reduce my implicit bias would be to expand my social network so that I am not limited in interacting with people of the same race. For example, I went to a high school that was predominantly Hispanic, so my friends were primarily Hispanic. However, in college, I was introduced to various cultures through the heritage month celebrations at CSUF, where I not only met my best friends but also had the opportunity to expand my food palate (always a plus!). It is essential to have cultural diversity events that celebrate the culture and engage the rest of the student population that may not identify with it.

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I believe that one of the best ways to reduce implicit bias is to surround myself by those who have experienced life differently from me. Doing this will allow me to learn about others and their cultures and reduce the amount of bias I might have. People are often unaware of their implicit bias' so being in an environment that if different and challenges understanding will cultivate cultural awareness. Learning that different cultures and people do things differently will hopefully reduce implicit bias. As a PUBH major, and aspiring medical professional, it is important to not let implicit bias affect work because it could affect the outcome of a patients health.

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One way to reduce my own implicit bias is through partnership building. Partnership building aims for both individuals to collaborate and interact with one another as equals. No one is at a higher status than the other, and no one should be treated with less respect and care than another individual. Partnership building is extremely crucial in the medical field because patients and health professionals need to have a positive relationship. Patients should not feel like they are inferior to their physician. There has to be a trusting relationship in order for the patient to receive great healthcare. For instance, a physician should not neglect a patient's concerns just the patient does not have the same level of education as they do. The physician should see their patient as an equal, work together with them to solve the problem, and not put themselves on a pedestal because of their academic achievements. Cultural competency is also important in partnership building. In order to cooperate with others as equals, one needs to be understanding of different cultures and build the ability to work with diverse groups of people without bias.

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The strategy that would help me reduce my implicit bias is Perspective Taking. This means "putting yourself in the other person's shoes", as defined in the article on how to reduce implicit bias. I have always been pretty empathetic around people like me but now in college we get to interact with different kinds of people which is a great thing because we get to learn from them. The bad thing is that social media can make us act a certain way towards certain people without knowing how judgmental we are being. Being open minded gives the person a chance to be understood instead of turning around before getting to know that person just because of who they are or where they come from. Being a public health major, soon we'll have to respect other people's values and beliefs. We have to understand not everyone reacts or feels the same way as us towards certain things therefore trying to understand the way they perceive things will allow us to see their 'why' behind their actions. Being cultural competent is the key to successful relationships with everyone or at least with the majority of the people.

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To prevent my own implicit bias, I can try to implement perspective taking, which allows me to put myself in the other person's "shoes", also known as their situation. We all experience different things and understanding that each individual is going through their own individual experience will allow me to avoid stereotypes and feel sympathy. I can try to imagine what they are going through, and give them the benefit of the doubt when I may not agree with them. Since we all have our own beliefs and values, it is important to try and understand someone's point of view and listen to their story. I work in EMS and I deal with people from all backgrounds and cultures, and we may not even speak the same language. However, considering they are usually in a vulnerable position I always do my best to hear them out and try to put myself in their place. I try my best to never make assumptions and do what I can to make them comfortable, and stay patient because I will never see life through their eyes in the same way that they cannot see the world through mine, and that's okay :)

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Implicit bias is unconscious and the individual is often aware they are judging or stereotyping an individual or group. Implicit bias can be demonstrated in the healthcare field by doctors assuming a patient’s healthcare behavior is based on race, gender, physical appearance, or age. Implicit biases reduce the quality of care, an example can be a physician not ordering STI bloodwork for an older patient since they assume the elderly patient does not engage in intercourse. Ways to reduce implicit bias are stereotype replacement, counter-stereotypic imaging, individuation, perspective taking, expanding one’s network, and partnership building which is talking to the patient as a collaboration team, not as a high-status low-status conversation.
After examining my behavior, I determined that the implicit bias I have is on gender. I feel more comfortable around women and tend to have my guard up around men. I am less likely to agree to spend time alone with a male I do not know. I believe I have this implicit bias due to the media and family members stereotyping men to harm women.

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Perspective taking is one way to reduce implicit bias. Putting yourself in their shoes to understand their issues, concerns and their reality. It's easy to practice with friends and family. I used this in my job because the students I have come from different house situations, no parents or traumatic past. I try to speak to everyone the same by referring as "Students", if I'm speaking to the class I say "ya'll" and finally when it is pick up time I tell them their "guardian" is coming. Overall treat students with respect because you will never know what goes on outside of school. I am aware with the words I use because not everyone can relate.

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Impact bias or unconscious bias is done by everyone and can affect the way a physician chooses to provide treatment for their patient. One way I can help reduce my own impact bias is by perspective-taking. Basically, by putting myself in the other person's shoes and thinking about how I would want to be treated and taken care of. I think this is very important not only for me but for others to practice because considering the other's perspective shows you care. As a physician, you want to show sympathy and empathy to your patient because, after all, your main priority is the patient. I can say that I have had physicians that have shown their sympathy and empathy, which made all the difference in their level of care. Patients go to physicians when they do not feel at their best, so it should be a safe place where they do not feel judged.

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Partnership building seeks to place health care providers and patients as equals. It works to reduce implicit bias by not putting one group over the other. For example, a patient with lower socio-economic status may be looked down upon by their provider. This can be a form of implicit bias that is rooted in the provider's subconscious thinking. By practicing partnership building, the provider can create an environment where the patient is not seen as inferior or superior to them. It is important that providers are culturally sensitive as well in order to provide care to diverse populations. Different cultures may share different beliefs, values, and attitudes regarding the healthcare system. By understanding their perspective better, the provider can offer unique strategies to gain their trust. Partnership building helps build trust by reframing interactions with the patient and reduces implicit biases that were present.

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Reduce Implicit Bias by partnership building

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Reduce Implicit Bias by partnership building

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Often implicit bias occurs in interactions with others with different social characteristics. Humans, and myself included, have tendencies to immediately compare themselves with the person they are interacting with. Those comparisons can include their gender, age, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, education, and employment status, just to name a few. When comparing, it fuels one's implicit bias because the social comparisons create a superior and inferior status between those interacting. To reduce this, partnership building aims at eliminating comparisons that provoke the concept of status. Rather, the interaction should be imagined as two people of equal status communicating, simply because they are both human beings. With this approach to combat implicit bias, it rids of social status that may lead to prejudice and discrimination throughout the interaction and is overall beneficial to those interacting.

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One method I can use to reduce my own implicit bias would be using the method known as perspective taking. Perspective taking is defined as putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, in other words, viewing the situation in their perspective. Being open-minded is essential for a human being to develop relationships with others and to develop understanding amongst their peers, so learning about perspective taking in healthcare is crucial and important as many people come from different backgrounds such as different living spaces, different upbringings, and different opinions. With this method, it will be helpful to individuals who are close minded and ignorant to open up their horizons to learn about backgrounds that differ from their own. I tend to be open minded and understanding as I do work with people with different opinions and cultures so it is important that I come with an open mind so we all understand each other, so using this method can help me out use it more efficiently outside of work as well such as in a classroom setting. Perspective taking is important to learn and utilize as the population is ever expanding, so everyone is bound to meet someone of different backgrounds and it will be important to understand and listen to where they are coming from.

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One way I can reduce my own bias is to seek out people that are not in my everyday circle and learn more about them. I find myself sticking to the same groups of people because it is what I know and where I feel the most comfortable. I think sometimes I may need to push myself outside of my comfort zone and interact with those who may have different characteristics than me. Sometimes upon first look I can be quick to assume if me and a person would mesh. But I may end up learning a lot more about this person tat meets the eye. By exploring and diversifying the people I surround myself with I can learn about a different culture or community. I may even find some commonalities along the way, but being amongst a diverse group of people can positively impact your health, knowledge, and wellbeing.

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To reduce implicit bias, a strategy to use is individuation. This strategy prevents stereotypic inferences by obtaining specific information about group members. Using this strategy helps evaluate members of the target group based on personal rather than group-based attributes. In a healthcare aspect, individuation is the thought of learning about the patient's personal history and the context that brought them to the doctor's office or health center. The point of individualizing an individual requires you to think outside the box and not go based on stereotypical lenses that are in place by society. In my life, stereotypes always go around in workplaces or even at school. I believe that by reducing implicit bias, we as individuals need to realize that everyone is unique and genuine. Not everyone fits the stereotypes, which are why reducing implicit bias through individuation is essential.

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Implicit bias or unconscious bias is any judgment or behavior taken on another individual based on stereotypes beyond conscious control. One way to reduce implicit bias is through partnership building. Partnership building is to interact with a patient as if they are equals. There should be nothing to separate health care professionals and their patients. I believe that reducing any superiority or inferiority will allow for a more comfortable environment for the patient. An example would be not to think that my culture and beliefs are above others, that my culture is "right" when others are wrong. Cultural sensitivity is respecting the client's perspective without judgment from the health care professionals. Even though I grew up in one culture, I will learn about other cultures to better understand where my patients come from. I will continue to practice cultural sensitivity once I am in the medical field.

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One technique that I could use to reduce my own implicit bias would be perspective taking. This technique is basically putting on other's shoes and seeing their perspective. I think with the news, movies, and especially social media, we see a racial profiling of certain races, ethnicities, and cultures that do not always correspond one to one. I like to think that I am not implicit biased but after reading more and more about this chapter and what links to me connecting those dots; I need to use perspective talking more often in order to become more understanding towards other's feelings and outlooks.

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One way that I can reduce implicit bias is by implementing the perspective taking strategy into my daily life. This simply means to put myself in the other person's shoes and think about how they would feel if I were in the same situation. This will allow me to possibly understand and be more sensitive toward what I say and do. I would say that this is something that I already try to incorporate in my life, but there is always rooms for more change and to better our society, starting with ourselves. It is important to know that we may not all look the same, but we can try to make one another feel the same (individuation). At the end of the day, we are all just individuals.

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I would like to say that I come from a very diverse background, at least so I thought. I grew up in a Mexican household and went to a high school with a very diverse set of students. I thought I understood a lot behind ethnic backgrounds, but after watching the "Cultural Competency-For Providers" video I realized that there is always room to be further educated. I knew that different cultures obviously had different rules compared to Americans but, I did not realize how much it can affect their lives in America. Since those of diverse backgrounds do not understand the American culture and ways, their actions can come off disrespectful unintentionally. After learning this from the video, I realized I need to further educate myself on different cultures and religions to be able to reduce my own implicit bias. I plan on doing this by watching implicit bias awareness example video but they are very informative.

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Implicit Bias within Health Care System 

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There are two forms of bias, one is ‘conscious’ or ‘explicate’ bias like islamophobia and another form is ‘unconscious or ‘implicit’ bias which is habits of thought that lead to errors in how we perceive, reason, remember, and make decisions. Medical providers can take a class in cultural competency to understand the culture from which their patients come. Also, they can practice not stereotyping patients. There is also some test they can get online to know their own implicit bias to work on it to enable to reduce it. Implicit bias has many negative effects on patients. Ways to reduce implicit bias are ‘stereotype replacement, counter-stereotyping imaging, individualism, perspective taking, or increasing the opportunity to interact with people from different groups than ours to know their belief and their culture. One bias that I think I have is towards Muslims, gays, or lesbians. I really need to reduce my bias and be able to see everyone equally without any presumption in my mind. I would like to reduce my bias by participating in other groups opposite my beliefs to be able to understand their culture and their beliefs to be able to work later in the public health area especially as I am interested in health promotion and education which is my concentration as well.

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One way I can reduce implicit bias is by using the perspective-taking strategy. This technique involves "putting yourself in the other person's shoes," and understanding a situation or concept through a different view. One needs to be an empath and consider everything a person is experiencing and feeling. Imagining yourself in another person's shoes allows you to look beyond your point of view. Throughout my day, I find myself doing this strategy with my friends or anyone I interact with. I allow myself to have an open mind and understand where they are coming from. In addition, I make sure that I am not disregarding any of their feelings or thoughts. This strategy will assist in eliminating any misunderstanding as well assist in better communication. It's important to always be considerate and aware with each person you encounter as it will reduce any negative assumptions or bias.

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The article “How to Reduce Implicit Bias” by IHI Multimedia Team says it is perfect. Put yourself into the other person's shoes. While I may not be able to do this to the fullest extent by putting myself in the shoes of my patients or whoever I may be working with, I can reduce bias drastically. By trying to understand what a person is going through rather than just judging them I will be able to better treat them. An example that I think is very important is the social factor of religious beliefs. I have my own beliefs and will eventually come across someone who believes different things from me. An issue could arise if this patient’s religious belief prevented them from performing recommended treatment plans. Rather than getting frustrated and judging the patient. If I put myself in their shoes I will be able to better understand their beliefs and come up with a solution that is well adjusted to their beliefs. I must always see things from different perspectives in order to reduce my personal bias. I also inched a funny photo that goes along with "stepping into another persons shoes". Hope you all enjoy and are having a great week so far.

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Unconscious bias or implicit bias is something everyone does; however, there are many techniques to reduce implicit bias. One way I can reduce my own implicit bias is by individuation. Individuation means seeing someone as a person or an individual rather than a stereotype. It might seem easy to do; however, it takes a lot to recognize if we are partaking in implicit bias or not. Instead of seeing them as some belief or expectation that has been placed upon them or their group, I would ask about the individual's personal history and background. By doing this, I am able to judge the individual based on the information that has been provided by them rather than a fixed one that I have unconsciously created in my head.

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One way that I can reduce implicit bias is by creating opportunities to interact with those of different backgrounds. This can be done by going to events in which different groups of people attend and by expanding my own friend group. College provides a vast amount of opportunities to get to know others through classes, clubs, organizations, and school events. Talking to people of distinct groups and backgrounds can help reduce bias because it gives us the opportunity to get to know people and their experiences. Each individual has their own set of experiences that has molded and shaped the person they are today, and I think this becomes more and more clear as we interact with those of diverse backgrounds. By communicating with others, we learn that everyone is unique. We learn that these individuals are not a stereotype, but they are their own, individual self. We also learn more about the perspective of others and the way in which they view the world. By developing relationships and communicating with diverse groups of people, it opens our mind to various experiences, perspectives, ideas, etc. and thus reduces implicit bias.

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One way I can reduce implicit bias is by practicing individuation. In our society, we learn unconsciously from a young age about the stereotypes of certain groups. These stereotypes are placed in our media, our social circle's thinking, and even in our education system. Therefore, they are subconsciously ingrained into our way of thinking. Through individuation, we can learn to see individuals from vulnerable populations as real people. As a medical professionals, this can be done by learning about a patient's personal history and their personal experiences, rather than assuming the stereotypes that are already placed onto them.

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One way that I can reduce implicit bias is the strategy of perspective taking. Perspective taking is putting yourself in the other person’s shoes. I think that is an important concept that will help individuals including myself with implicit bias because it requires listening to the perspective of others. Many times, people will take information in but not really understand what the other individual is truly saying. We must be accepting and then we will be able to experience and understand their perspectives and beliefs. Although we may not fully be able to take on the perspective of others, at least we are trying to recognize their point of view and experiences. Individuals will be able to appreciate the views of other groups because of the effort to consider other’s feelings, motivations, and intentions. Perspective taking can help reshape my interactions to reduce any negative bias and both parties will be more comfortable communicating with each other.

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Increasing opportunities for contact with individuals from different groups 

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While I pride myself in my diverse group friends I think it would be impossible to have all the culture groups as friends. However I'm open to increasing opportunity for contact with even more individuals that I already know that are from different cultural groups etc. I believe this would help reduce my own implicit bias with groups that I have little to no familiarity with. I think being a liberal minded person in this political climate has divided a lot of people. If I opened my mind and circle to understanding those of a more conservative background I could reduce my implicit bias towards that group.

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One technique that I could use to reduce my own implicit bias would be perspective taking. This method basically means to put yourself in other people's shoes. It is important to always be open minded and respect other individuals' opinions, values, beliefs, etc. I would definitely hear them out and see their point of view on the whole situation and respectfully let them know how I feel, hoping they hear me out as well with the same respect. Whenever someone from my family or friends ever need to talk, I always tend to listen, give them my best advice, and make sure to make them feel safe and understood because sometimes that we need in life. It is important to learn how to respect others when communicating and never make them feel like you are judging them because of how they feel or what they are saying.

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One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is by practicing perspective taking. I feel like it's very easy for people to only see what they believe in and of course you always want to believe that you're right. When feelings or emotions are involved, in that moment the only perspective that matters is your own. If I were to use perspective taking, I would "put myself in their shoes" and try to not only where they are coming from but also what feelings/emotions they have involved. It's also important to remember that just because you would react differently doesn't not mean that the other person would too. I find that when I keep these tips in mind that I am able to have better communication and conclusions with others instead of letting my implicit bias ruin my communications.

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One way that I can reduce my own implicit bias is using perspective taking. This means I would put myself in someone’s shoes and seeking views from someone else’s point of view. I tend to do this when I am having conversations with friends, family, and coworkers. With this, I also try to listen and be empathetic to those who are sharing vulnerable thoughts with me. I feel like this gives the other person a safe space and reassurance that someone is genuinely listening and understanding where they are coming from.

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One way I can reduce my implicit bias would be individuation. Individuation is referred to as seeing an individual for their person-specific unique traits and characteristics rather than a stereotype. Individuation prevents individuals from forming ideas about specific groups and applying negative stereotypes to race categories. With individuation, I am more likely to form my own authentic thoughts about an individual. I can gather information from them to realize that each individual is unique and have own personalities and traits that distinguish them from other individuals. Rather than seeing an individual as a stereotype, my curiosity about the person will allow me to ask questions and override bias. By allowing myself to get to know others better and evaluating individuals based on their personal characteristics, I could be finding that we have shared interests or common goals. I think Individuation is important because it can reduce the effect of stereotyping. Individuation can help me by always reminding myself that people have their own individual characteristics and are different from those within their group.

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One way to reduce implicit bias is by perspective taking. This strategy means to put yourself in the shoes of the other person. I volunteer at a hospital and in our training we were taught to do this to every person we encounter. The hospital can be a very stressful environment and usually when a person needs to be there, it is not for a good reason. As a volunteer, I have encountered all kinds of people: joyous, positive, sad, angry, or impatient. But I always try to put myself in their position. I treat them with respect and compassion to help ease their stress on their visit to the hospital. This helps reduce implicit bias.

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Increasing Contact with Other Social Groups 

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We all have implicit biases, but it is important that we recognize that we do have them to address them and not allow them to interfere with our interactions with others. One strategy that I would adopt to reduce my own implicit biases would be to increase my opportunities of contact with other diverse groups and expand my network of friends. We tend to associate with those groups that are most similar to us by age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, etc., but unfortunately, that closes us off from other opportunities to meet wonderful people. I have further disassociated myself from people since lack of time has caused me to lose contact with many friendships. I tend to say that I have social anxiety when it comes to meeting new people, and in part, it has a lot to do with not knowing about their identity, their culture, and how they will perceive my identity. Becoming socially isolated can be harmful in many ways and can affect our cultural competence. To begin, I can practice by going to social functions where diverse groups attend, possibly with another friend or family member. It is important that I remain open, remain non-judgmental of others, and watch out for any internal biases and stereotypes before getting to know someone. Personally, I plan to exercise this strategy so that I can become culturally competent in the healthcare profession I wish to seek.

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A strategy that I can use to reduce my own implicit bias is expanding my network which involves increasing opportunities for contact with individuals from different groups. Making new friends or networking with colleagues of different racial groups, gender identities, and sexual orientation is important because it allows one to be familiar with various groups of people. Being accustomed to diverse groups of people will allow me to gain an understanding of new cultures or racial backgrounds that shape individuals into the people that they are. Growing up, I was always accustomed to being around family members or close friends that were the same ethnicity as me. I enjoyed their company and chose to spend my time with them because we shared a lot of commonalities socially, economically, and culturally. However, it is harmful to be in a bubble with individuals of the same race or gender identity because it will prevent me from understanding the experiences and lifestyles of other people from diverse cultural backgrounds. This is also dangerous because it could lead to believing certain stereotypes about individuals of a certain cultural background. It could also lead me to impose some of my biases on individuals without having an understanding of their background or personality. The strategy of finding opportunities to connect with diverse individuals from various racial groups or gender identities can allow me to have conversations with new individuals so that I could treat them with respect and care. Networking with and learning about diverse groups of people is important for when I work as a healthcare professional because it will allow me to deliver care in a respectful and equitable manner without stereotyping or imposing judgment on patients. Oftentimes in pediatric healthcare, there can be conflicts when addressing a child’s health due to the cultures, traditions, and parenting styles that a child grows up with. Some cultures tend to have diets that include foods that are not always optimal for a child’s health, so as a healthcare practitioner, it would be pivotal for me to understand these cultural foods and different eating patterns of diverse groups in order to help patients to devise healthier meals plans. This will ensure that healthcare professionals do not disregard or ridicule an individual’s culture, but instead have an awareness and a willingness to help individuals achieve healthier lifestyles.

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One strategy that I can use to reduce my own implicit bias is through a technique called partnership building. This is the process of reframing interactions with other individuals and collaborating as equals. This is something that I have struggled with particularly as a student when working with colleagues on group projects since I allow my past negative experiences to impact my communication in subsequent or future group experiences. For example, when dealing with group members who do not contribute or do their part of a certain project, I tend to respond to them with less empathy because I perceive them as being less motivated or less helpful than I am. It is important to break this implicit bias because it can lead to more negative experiences in the future when working with different people and it can allow me to unfairly cast judgment on the work ethics of others without understanding them or learning about their personalities first. Partnership building is an important strategy because it invites people to work together as equals instead of holding one individual to a regard of high-status, and the other as low-status. I think that in partnership building, a key aspect to keep in mind is that individuals have common goals and common intentions with what the tasks that they are trying to achieve. This allows people to take time to understand each other, and to learn more about their experiences, their struggles, their skills, and their lifestyles when working together. Partnership building is extremely vital in health care and health promotion programs. For example, physicians in the United States working with immigrant patients requires a great deal of partnership building. Rather than the physician perceiving themselves as high-status, and viewing the patient as low-status, it is important for the doctor to use tools like medical interpreters to understand the patient’s struggles and concerns in situations where a language barrier exists. When physicians and patients are able to communicate effectively, they can work together to formulate effective treatment plans that can improve the patient’s health.

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Reducing Implicit Bias - Perspective Taking 

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One way that I can reduce implicit bias is by using the strategy mentioned, Perspective taking. This method mentioned is simply putting myself in another persons perspective. Often times I find myself taking action before thinking about the other person. When in a healthcare setting, like a pharmacy, I see there are patients who become upset because of long lines, wait times, and co-pay prices. As these patients become upset my immediate reaction is, why are they so upset, the workers are trying their best, they are not the only person who's prescription they are filling. I can reduce my implicit bias by putting myself in that patients shoes. There is a possibility the patient could be in severe pain and cannot wait any longer for their medication, or maybe they have been waiting over an hour when they were told their medication would be ready in 20 minutes. If these situations occurred to me, I would probably react the way they are. I think this strategy can be beneficial for everyone because some people often forget to think of what others might be going through.

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One way to reduce my own implicit bias is to utilize the strategy of perspective taking. Perspective taking is being able to put oneself in the place of someone else while acknowledging their point of view, experiences, and beliefs. For example, when I am traveling to a different country and interacting with people that are different from me, I make sure that I recognize that it may be difficult for them to understand me and my culture as well. This is a good strategy to utilize because people tend to say or do things with the intention of not offending others, but the comment or gesture actually offends them in some way. Therefore, it is important to take a step back and imagine what it would feel like to be in another person's shoes before saying or doing something that could potentially hurt them. Attempting to understand another person's point of view can help reshape interactions that we have with one another. Perspective taking is a beneficial skill to have when we run into a problem or misunderstanding with others.

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A technique that would be most effective for reducing implicit bias for me would be individuation. Individuation is when you see a person as an individual rather than a stereotype. One way to better understand the person may be to learn more about their personal history. This would help separate your unconscious thoughts from the person with more facts rather than stereotypes. Understandably, unconscious bias happens as it is automatically activated and is unintentional in most cases. However, separating the individual from facts helps build your perception of them as more than a stereotype, improving a relationship. This technique will best work for me because I am an extrovert who often talks a lot during a conversation. I will be able to learn more about an individual the more I start talking to them. Since I will be separating my unconscious thoughts with facts about the individual when I converse with them, I will have a better experience with individualizing them away from implicit bias.

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Putting myself in another person's shoes & being open-minded

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Putting myself in another person's shoes & being open-minded

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One way in which I'd be able to reduce my implicit bias is by thinking before I shoot and admitting that I was wrong, in a sense being humble. For example, when it comes to the health care field specifically receptionist at a clinic or hospital, I see that I can get impatient due to wait times. Even though, I had an appointment scheduled as a patient yes, I have the right to address how I feel but I see that there is a way to address those feelings in a respectful way. Reducing my implicit bias would be by putting myself in the receptionist shoes.

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A way to reduce implicit bias to understand the position you are in personally, and how the other person may feel about the situation. As an active healthcare worker, having implicit bias can lead to big problems if not caught at the right time. We are constantly working with patients of all genders, all sexualities, ethnicities and more. If we were to show facial expressions that show we are uncomfortable, or just not liking the patient, the patients will know and reciprocate the same feelings.  If that is the case, the results of the different exams done could have a false reading. This would be an outcome that needs to be avoided at all costs. I know it will not feel good if I were the patient and be treated/cared for by a healthcare worker. Understanding the feelings, the patient may feel end help the patient and receive the correct treatment, along with having a better outcome than when implicit bias is present.

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One way I can reduce my implicit bias is by looking at my thoughts outside of my body. If I were someone else and I noticed my thoughts, would I like what they said or would I not? Learning more about this topic allows me to apply these practices into my daily life. I have become more aware of my thoughts and behavior towards people by simply stepping out of my body and realizing that whatever I was doing is not ok. One thing I practice whenever I am in a new setting or environment is do my best to connect with people outside of my culture. Growing up I was never exposed to people outside of my culture because my schools were dominant in one group over another. Being in college has given me the liberty to meet so many people and create connections I never did. Reducing our implicit bias is important to give people the respect they deserve and treat everyone in an equal manner especially when it comes to working in health care.

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One way I have reduced implicit bias in the past is by doing a self-audit. I reviewed email and text threads to determine if I had different patterns of behavior when interacting with different groups. I found that I was inclined to respond in a faster manner to people who I related to (same gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more). I responded to them with a more pleasant tone and more patient attitude than I did to people I shared significant differences with. I also thought back to interactions I had and I realized that I tended to be less empathetic with people whose first language wasn't English or if they belonged to a higher or lower social class than I did. If I worked in healthcare, this would equate to patients unfairly receiving a lower quality of care than they deserved. I think this would be a good exercise for health professionals to do either informally (like I did) or formally (by hiring consultants specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion) because you are confronted with your own weaknesses, which is uncomfortable, and thus you are forced to address them. Reflecting on your own implicit bias should not be a one-time activity, but rather it should be repeatedly done to continue reducing your biases over your lifespan.