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

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