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

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