Simulation Sessions: Using Virtual Reality to Address Implicit Bias

We ALL have implicit biases. Biases can be favorable or unfavorable towards race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, nationality, language, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, geography, and disabilities. These biases might not be the same as our conscious beliefs, but they can influence our actions and perpetuate children’s health disparities. Join guest host Dr. Samreen Vora as she interviews Dr. Tensing Maa from Nationwide Children’s Hospital about using technology and simulation to educate clinicians on implicit bias. Dr. Maa created a mobile application called VARIAT (Virtual and Augmented Implicit Association Training) that can be found for free in the App and Google Play to test out what you hear on this episode.