Episode 47: Healing Through The Power Language: Addressing Bias and Building Trust in Healthcare for Communities of Color

On this episode host Raj Sundar & his guests delve into the power of language in healthcare, focusing on how language shapes patient experiences and trust. Reflecting on biases, especially in physician notes, they examine studies revealing how negative language disproportionately affects black and Latino patients, and the resulting implicit biases among medical students. They emphasize the significance of cultural humility and respectful language, including self-identification, and we advocate for systemic policy changes over individual blame. Highlighting the need for inclusive healthcare environments, they discuss the tools to raise clinician awareness of their biases and the importance of community partnerships.

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