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This chapter contains a case study of a black lesbian female emergency medicine resident who is rotating on the MICU service. The attending physician demonstrates bias toward the resident. This chapter includes a discussion on how to alleviate bias in medical education.

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  1. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Ava Pierce

  2. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Marquita Hicks

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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Pierce, A., Hicks, M. (2019). Black Lesbian Female Resident. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_45

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