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Stereotype threat and health disparities: what medical educators and future physicians need to know.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20352514     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Patients' experience of stereotype threat in clinical settings and encounters may be one contributor to health care disparities. Stereotype threat occurs when cues in the environment make negative stereotypes associated with an individual's group status salient, triggering physiological and psychological processes that have detrimental consequences for behavior. By recognizing and understanding the factors that can trigger stereotype threat and understanding its consequences in medical settings, providers can prevent it from occurring or ameliorate its consequences for patient behavior and outcomes. In this paper, we discuss the implications of stereotype threat for medical education and trainee performance and offer practical suggestions for how future providers might reduce stereotype threat in their exam rooms and clinics.
Authors:
Diana J Burgess; Jennifer Warren; Sean Phelan; John Dovidio; Michelle van Ryn
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of general internal medicine     Volume:  25 Suppl 2     ISSN:  1525-1497     ISO Abbreviation:  J Gen Intern Med     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-30     Completed Date:  2010-11-05     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8605834     Medline TA:  J Gen Intern Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S169-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (a VA HSR&D Center of Excellence), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. Diana.Burgess@va.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude of Health Personnel / ethnology*
Faculty, Medical*
Forecasting
Healthcare Disparities / trends*
Humans
Minority Groups
Physicians / trends*
Stereotyping*
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