Said orthought, “Idon’t seecolor.”Judged aresumebased on thename orphotoFelt surprisedby someone’sfluent Englishbecause oftheirappearanceAssumedsomeonewasn't a leaderbecause theywere quiet.Thoughtsomeone was“too young” tobe in aleadership role.Felt awkwardwhen someonecorrected youon their genderidentity.Assumed ayoung parentwas lesscapable orirresponsible.Treated patientdistrust orskepticism asirrational ratherthanunderstanding itsrootsDidn’t considersocialdeterminants(transportation,housing, foodsecurity) whenplanning careThought a patientwith tattoos orpiercings wasless likely tofollow careinstructions.Trustedsomeonemore becausethey “seemedlike me.”Used medicaljargon withoutcheckingpatientunderstandingAssumedmental illnessmakessomeonedangerous orunstable.Thought awoman wasthe assistantinstead ofthe leader.Assumedsomeonewasn’t a U.S.citizen becauseof their name.Used a “funny”voice or accentto imitateanotherculture.Called awoman“bossy” forbeingassertive.Spoke louder orslower tosomeone with adisabilitywithout beingasked to.Assumedsomeonewas straightby defaultThoughtolder peoplewouldn’t betech-savvyMistook twopeople of thesame racefor eachother.Believed apatient wasexaggeratingtheir painbecause they“looked fine.”Judgedsomeone’seducation orbackground bythe way theydress.Assignedcaretakers the roleof speaking forpatient rather thanletting patientspeak forthemselvesSaid orthought, “Idon’t seecolor.”Judged aresumebased on thename orphotoFelt surprisedby someone’sfluent Englishbecause oftheirappearanceAssumedsomeonewasn't a leaderbecause theywere quiet.Thoughtsomeone was“too young” tobe in aleadership role.Felt awkwardwhen someonecorrected youon their genderidentity.Assumed ayoung parentwas lesscapable orirresponsible.Treated patientdistrust orskepticism asirrational ratherthanunderstanding itsrootsDidn’t considersocialdeterminants(transportation,housing, foodsecurity) whenplanning careThought a patientwith tattoos orpiercings wasless likely tofollow careinstructions.Trustedsomeonemore becausethey “seemedlike me.”Used medicaljargon withoutcheckingpatientunderstandingAssumedmental illnessmakessomeonedangerous orunstable.Thought awoman wasthe assistantinstead ofthe leader.Assumedsomeonewasn’t a U.S.citizen becauseof their name.Used a “funny”voice or accentto imitateanotherculture.Called awoman“bossy” forbeingassertive.Spoke louder orslower tosomeone with adisabilitywithout beingasked to.Assumedsomeonewas straightby defaultThoughtolder peoplewouldn’t betech-savvyMistook twopeople of thesame racefor eachother.Believed apatient wasexaggeratingtheir painbecause they“looked fine.”Judgedsomeone’seducation orbackground bythe way theydress.Assignedcaretakers the roleof speaking forpatient rather thanletting patientspeak forthemselves

Bias Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Said or thought, “I don’t see color.”
  2. Judged a resume based on the name or photo
  3. Felt surprised by someone’s fluent English because of their appearance
  4. Assumed someone wasn't a leader because they were quiet.
  5. Thought someone was “too young” to be in a leadership role.
  6. Felt awkward when someone corrected you on their gender identity.
  7. Assumed a young parent was less capable or irresponsible.
  8. Treated patient distrust or skepticism as irrational rather than understanding its roots
  9. Didn’t consider social determinants (transportation, housing, food security) when planning care
  10. Thought a patient with tattoos or piercings was less likely to follow care instructions.
  11. Trusted someone more because they “seemed like me.”
  12. Used medical jargon without checking patient understanding
  13. Assumed mental illness makes someone dangerous or unstable.
  14. Thought a woman was the assistant instead of the leader.
  15. Assumed someone wasn’t a U.S. citizen because of their name.
  16. Used a “funny” voice or accent to imitate another culture.
  17. Called a woman “bossy” for being assertive.
  18. Spoke louder or slower to someone with a disability without being asked to.
  19. Assumed someone was straight by default
  20. Thought older people wouldn’t be tech-savvy
  21. Mistook two people of the same race for each other.
  22. Believed a patient was exaggerating their pain because they “looked fine.”
  23. Judged someone’s education or background by the way they dress.
  24. Assigned caretakers the role of speaking for patient rather than letting patient speak for themselves