In a 3–5 page paper, describe the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare and strategies for overcoming bias.
- Describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.
- Reflect on how the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion has evolved during your career.
- Discuss any significant changes, initiatives, or policies that have contributed to a more inclusive healthcare environment.
- Explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.
- Discuss how unconscious bias can lead individuals to make assumptions about others based on their appearance or other characteristics associated with their identity.
- Describe the ways in which individuals may not be aware of the biases that influence their perceptions and behaviors.
- Explain how unconscious bias may lead individuals to show preference for those who are perceived as being similar to themselves in terms of race, gender, or other characteristics.
- Discuss how, while often unintended, microaggressions have a negative impact on the individuals who experience them.
- Describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.
- Discuss any initiatives or training programs that address unconscious bias and microaggressions, and how they have influenced your practice.
- Explain the importance of diverse workforce and leadership.
- Explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.
- Discuss how healthcare providers are better equipped to understand and respect the cultural beliefs, practices, and preferences of their diverse patient population.
- Describe how an inclusive company allows patients to feel heard, understood, and valued.
Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:
- Title page. (A separate page.)
- Describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.
- Explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.
- Describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.
- Explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.
- Conclusion. (One paragraph.)
- References. (A separate page.) Must be US references
