Nao Hagiwara

Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research, University of Virginia

Prejudice and stereotyping can negatively affect patient-provider communication. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

April 24, 2024

Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably

Nao Hagiwara, University of Virginia and Tiffany Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white patients.