Educational strategies in the health professions to mitigate cognitive and implicit bias impact on decision making: a scoping review

Table 7 Implicit bias – approach to assessment

Type of implicit bias	Roleplay skills assessment	Written reflective essay	Portfolio (photo essay)	Short-answer exam	LMS discussion threads	Participation in class	Survey about perceptions of the course	Standardised assessments
Type of implicit bias	Roleplay skills assessment	Written reflective essay	Portfolio (photo essay)	Short-answer exam	LMS discussion threads	Participation in class	Survey about perceptions of the course	Reflective practice questionnaire	The Jefferson Scale of Empathy	Anti-fat Attitudes questionnaire
Not specified *(n=3 papers)*	[41]	[43]						[44]	[44]
Age bias *(n=1 paper)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[45]
Racial bias (n=4 papers)		[39, 45]	[38]	[38]	[38]	[38]	[40, 45]	[45]	[45]
Sex/Sex role bias *(n=1 paper)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[45]
Socio-economic status bias *(n=1 paper)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[45]
Weight bias *(n=2 papers)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[42, 45]	[42]
Substance abuse bias *(n=1 paper)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[45]
Disability bias *(n=1 paper)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[45]
Mental Health bias *(n=1 paper)*		[45]					[45]	[45]	[45]
Religion *(n=1 paper)*							[40]

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