Cultural Humility - Implicit Bias - Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Research Guides at University of Southern California

Unconscious or Implicit Bias: Define, Identify, Mitigate

Implicit bias, also known as implicit prejudice or implicit attitude, is a negative attitude, of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group.

Implicit bias is thought to be shaped by experience and based on learned associations between particular qualities and social categories, including race and/or gender. Individuals’ perceptions and behaviors can be influenced by the implicit biases they hold, even if they are unaware they hold such biases. Implicit bias is an aspect of implicit social cognition: the phenomenon that perceptions, attitudes, and stereotypes can operate prior to conscious intention or endorsement. -- definition from the American Psychological Association.

30+ Examples of Heterosexual Privilege
Written by social justice comedian Sam Killermann, this is an adaptation of an article originally posted on ItsPronouncedMetrosexual.com
Kirwan Institute Implicit Bias Module Series
The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity’s Implicit Bias Module Series was developed to introduce you to insights about how our minds operate and help you understand the origins of implicit associations. You will also uncover some of your own biases and learn strategies for addressing them. Each module is divided into a short series of lessons, many taking less than 10 minutes to complete.
NNLM Clinical Conversations Training Program
Clinical Conversations is a program from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) with a readily-accessible, brief, modular curriculum for training clinicians and clinical staff who interact with patients about health literacy and the related concepts of SDOH and cultural humility.
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Cultural Humility modules cover culture and health, competence vs. humility, and cultural humility principles.
Project Implicit: Harvard Implicit Association Test
The mission of Project Implicit is to educate the public about bias and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the internet. Project Implicit scientists produce high-impact research that forms the basis of our scientific knowledge about bias and disparities.
White Privilege Checklist
Peggy McIntosh, Associate Director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women describes white privilege as "an invisible package of unearned assets, which I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was 'meant' to remain oblivious."

Search Concepts and Strategies

"Bias, Implicit"[MeSH] was introduced as a PubMed MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) term in 2022. (Previously, the term was "Prejudice"[MeSH]).

Cultural Humility is not a MeSH term, but may be searched as keywords or a phrase in quotes "cultural humility." "Cultural Competency"[Mesh] or "Culturally Competent Care"[Mesh] currently suffice as indexing terms for this concept.