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Podcast: Digital Orthopaedics Conference (DOCSF)
Episode: S8E02 : Awareness of Inherent Racial and Gender Bias - Dr. Melissa Zimel
Description:
How are biases present in orthopedic surgery?This is the main discussion topic with Dr. Melissa Zimel, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Oncology at UCSF. Bias is defined as prejudice in favor of or against someone or something. She reflects on the concept of conscious and unconscious bias too, and the implications it can have on the community. She shares that one can train its brain to identify these implicit biases and then applies this to an orthopedic surgeon. Biases are normal; sometimes, we don’t even know we have them. Dr. Zimel shares her thoughts about this to...