Assignment
As you engage with this week's discussion and with one another, be sure to read what has already been posted and then add substantively to the discussion.
Time goes quickly, so remember to post early in the week! The first question is based on what you have learned so far in this course so that you can post immediately without having completed all of this week's readings.
The first question in this discussion is opinion and experience-based, so you can begin immediately. For subsequent questions please meaningfully integrate your readings including the text, articles, and module notes.
1. In your experience, what are the stereotypes and biases that male physicians are most likely to have toward female patients? Toward male patients? And what are the stereotypes and biases that female physicians are most like to have toward male and female patients?
After reading the assigned readings for this week and watching the videos, respond to the following questions:
2. If you were responsible for developing a training program for healthcare professionals around the topic of how to interact with and treat their male and female patients in a manner that is not gender-biased, what topics would you include and why?
3. What kinds of exercises would include in the training to help healthcare professionals recognized their own gender stereotypes?
4. How would you explain to healthcare professionals why it is so important for them to have this training? What would you describe as the benefits?