A personal reflection on privilege, social bias and the limits of one’s own perspective. Drawing on experiences in medicine and South Africa, the author examines uncomfortable conversations, unconscious bias and the need to listen to colleagues whose opportunities and experiences have been different.
What stays with clinicians after a lesson learned the hard way? Natalie May reflects on an EMSA 2018 session covering handover, prehospital priorities, career values and preparation. Her own contribution examines implicit bias, privilege and the need to understand a patient’s perspective rather than assume it matches our own.
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