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Unconscious Racial Bias Among Physicians and Its Impact on Adherence to Vascular Care Guidelines

  • By

  • Erika T. Beidelman

  • Brian Witrick

  • Kerry A. Howard

  • Ashley Clark

  • Katharine L. McGinigle

  • Samantha D. Minc

  • Olamide Alabi

  • Caitlin W. Hicks

  • Andrew A. Gonzalez

  • Crystal W. Cené

  • Samuel Cykert

  • Corey A. Kalbaugh

  • August 24, 2026

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    Implicit racial bias among physicians can influence clinical decision-making and contribute to race-based health disparities.

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    Studies indicate that physicians with pro-White bias may provide less appropriate care to Black patients, affecting treatment outcomes.

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    Research in high-stress clinical settings is needed to better understand the relationship between implicit bias and treatment disparities.

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    The study utilized the Implicit Association Test to assess physician bias and linked it to procedural data from the Vascular Quality Initiative.

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    Three Class I, Level A guideline practices were evaluated to determine if adherence was affected by physician implicit bias.

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Physician Implicit Racial Bias and Guideline-Concordant Vascular Care

  • by Erika T. Beidelman, Brian Witrick, Kerry A. Howard, Ashley Clark, Katharine L. McGinigle, Samantha D. Minc, Olamide Alabi, Caitlin W. Hicks, Andrew A. Gonzalez, Crystal W. Cené, Samuel Cykert, Corey A. Kalbaugh

  • August 24, 2026

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