2014
Psychosocial predictors of attitudes toward physician empathy in clinical encounters among 4732 1st year medical students: A report from the CHANGES study
van Ryn M, Hardeman R, Phelan S, Burke S, Przedworski J, Allen M, Burgess D, Ridgeway J, White R, Dovidio J. Psychosocial predictors of attitudes toward physician empathy in clinical encounters among 4732 1st year medical students: A report from the CHANGES study. Patient Education And Counseling 2014, 96: 367-375. PMID: 25065328, PMCID: PMC4195739, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical students' attitudesMedical schoolsStudents' attitudesMedical studentsFirst-year medical students' attitudesPhysician empathyMedical school curriculumFirst-year studentsUS medical schoolsYear medical studentsEmpathic careSchool curriculumStudent factorsEffective curriculumYear studentsClinical encountersDispositional empathyCurriculumStudentsDispositional characteristicsPsychosocial predictorsSchoolsEmpathyOnline questionnaireIndividual predictorsImplicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study
Phelan S, Dovidio J, Puhl R, Burgess D, Nelson D, Yeazel M, Hardeman R, Perry S, van Ryn M. Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study. Obesity 2014, 22: 1201-1208. PMID: 24375989, PMCID: PMC3968216, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit weight biasWeight biasExplicit biasAnti-Fat Attitudes TestMedical Student CHANGE StudyImplicit Association TestImplicit weight biasImplications of biasesStudent factorsNational sampleExplicit attitudesLarge national sampleWeight biasesBias scoresAttitudes TestRacial minoritiesAssociation TestLongitudinal studyFeeling thermometerYear medical studentsFuture researchMedical studentsTest interventionsBiasesStudents
2013
Racial attitudes, physician–patient talk time ratio, and adherence in racially discordant medical interactions
Hagiwara N, Penner L, Gonzalez R, Eggly S, Dovidio J, Gaertner S, West T, Albrecht T. Racial attitudes, physician–patient talk time ratio, and adherence in racially discordant medical interactions. Social Science & Medicine 2013, 87: 123-131. PMID: 23631787, PMCID: PMC3677202, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Social Psychological Approach to Improving the Outcomes of Racially Discordant Medical Interactions
Penner L, Gaertner S, Dovidio J, Hagiwara N, Porcerelli J, Markova T, Albrecht T. A Social Psychological Approach to Improving the Outcomes of Racially Discordant Medical Interactions. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1143-1149. PMID: 23377843, PMCID: PMC3744315, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2339-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthBlack or African AmericanEducation, Medical, ContinuingFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleMichiganMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalPatient CompliancePhysician-Patient RelationsSocial IdentificationSurveys and QuestionnairesTrustConceptsPatient trustNon-Black physiciansBlack patientsMedical interactionsDiscordant medical interactionsFamily medicine residency training clinicsPatient demographic characteristicsResidency training clinicConclusionsAn interventionPatient adherenceControl conditionPatient responseConcordant onesMedical outcomesHealth outcomesPatientsNonmedical settingsSimple interventionPhysiciansRacial disparitiesWeeksDemographic characteristicsHealth careAdherenceIntervention
2010
Stereotype Threat and Health Disparities: What Medical Educators and Future Physicians Need to Know
Burgess D, Warren J, Phelan S, Dovidio J, van Ryn M. Stereotype Threat and Health Disparities: What Medical Educators and Future Physicians Need to Know. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2010, 25: 169-177. PMID: 20352514, PMCID: PMC2847106, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1221-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelFaculty, MedicalForecastingHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMinority GroupsPhysiciansStereotyping
2007
Reducing Racial Bias Among Health Care Providers: Lessons from Social-Cognitive Psychology
Burgess D, van Ryn M, Dovidio J, Saha S. Reducing Racial Bias Among Health Care Providers: Lessons from Social-Cognitive Psychology. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 882-887. PMID: 17503111, PMCID: PMC2219858, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0160-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelDelivery of Health CareHealth PersonnelHumansPhysician-Patient RelationsPrejudiceRace RelationsSocial PerceptionStereotypingConceptsSocial cognitive psychologyRacial biasEmotional regulation skillsCognitive psychologyRegulation skillsPsychological basisInternal motivationRacial attitudesDissimilar patientsNew skillsCultural stereotypesPsychologySkillsUnintentional biasStereotypesBiasHealth care providersMedical traineesInterventionNonthreatening environmentPrimary aimMotivationConfidenceCare providersResearch