ABSTRACT
Although there have been some recent hiccups, the general trend has been toward less explicit discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, and the like. Unfortunately, we may consciously oppose these unjustifiable forms of discrimination, yet implicitly and unconsciously harbor these biases. Most physicians, for example, consciously oppose racial discrimination yet often treat black patients and white patients with the same condition in different ways. The good news is that when we are aware of implicit bias, as with all these other biases, we may then take steps to minimize its unfair and destructive impact.
