Said orthought, “Idon’t seecolor.”Assumedsomeonewasn't a leaderbecause theywere quiet.Felt surprisedby someone’sfluent Englishbecause oftheirappearanceJudged aresumebased on thename orphotoUsed a “funny”voice or accentto imitateanotherculture.Judgedsomeone’seducation orbackground bythe way theydress.Assumedsomeonewas straightby defaultSpoke louder orslower tosomeone with adisabilitywithout beingasked to.Thought a patientwith tattoos orpiercings wasless likely tofollow careinstructions.Assumedsomeonewasn’t a U.S.citizen becauseof their name.Thoughtsomeone was“too young” tobe in aleadership role.Didn’t considersocialdeterminants(transportation,housing, foodsecurity) whenplanning careAssumed ayoung parentwas lesscapable orirresponsible.Thoughtolder peoplewouldn’t betech-savvyMistook twopeople of thesame racefor eachother.Treated patientdistrust orskepticism asirrational ratherthanunderstanding itsrootsFelt awkwardwhen someonecorrected youon their genderidentity.Assumedmental illnessmakessomeonedangerous orunstable.Called awoman“bossy” forbeingassertive.Believed apatient wasexaggeratingtheir painbecause they“looked fine.”Used medicaljargon withoutcheckingpatientunderstandingTrustedsomeonemore becausethey “seemedlike me.”Thought awoman wasthe assistantinstead ofthe leader.Assignedcaretakers the roleof speaking forpatient rather thanletting patientspeak forthemselvesSaid orthought, “Idon’t seecolor.”Assumedsomeonewasn't a leaderbecause theywere quiet.Felt surprisedby someone’sfluent Englishbecause oftheirappearanceJudged aresumebased on thename orphotoUsed a “funny”voice or accentto imitateanotherculture.Judgedsomeone’seducation orbackground bythe way theydress.Assumedsomeonewas straightby defaultSpoke louder orslower tosomeone with adisabilitywithout beingasked to.Thought a patientwith tattoos orpiercings wasless likely tofollow careinstructions.Assumedsomeonewasn’t a U.S.citizen becauseof their name.Thoughtsomeone was“too young” tobe in aleadership role.Didn’t considersocialdeterminants(transportation,housing, foodsecurity) whenplanning careAssumed ayoung parentwas lesscapable orirresponsible.Thoughtolder peoplewouldn’t betech-savvyMistook twopeople of thesame racefor eachother.Treated patientdistrust orskepticism asirrational ratherthanunderstanding itsrootsFelt awkwardwhen someonecorrected youon their genderidentity.Assumedmental illnessmakessomeonedangerous orunstable.Called awoman“bossy” forbeingassertive.Believed apatient wasexaggeratingtheir painbecause they“looked fine.”Used medicaljargon withoutcheckingpatientunderstandingTrustedsomeonemore becausethey “seemedlike me.”Thought awoman wasthe assistantinstead ofthe leader.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. Assumed someone wasn't a leader because they were quiet.
  3. Felt surprised by someone’s fluent English because of their appearance
  4. Judged a resume based on the name or photo
  5. Used a “funny” voice or accent to imitate another culture.
  6. Judged someone’s education or background by the way they dress.
  7. Assumed someone was straight by default
  8. Spoke louder or slower to someone with a disability without being asked to.
  9. Thought a patient with tattoos or piercings was less likely to follow care instructions.
  10. Assumed someone wasn’t a U.S. citizen because of their name.
  11. Thought someone was “too young” to be in a leadership role.
  12. Didn’t consider social determinants (transportation, housing, food security) when planning care
  13. Assumed a young parent was less capable or irresponsible.
  14. Thought older people wouldn’t be tech-savvy
  15. Mistook two people of the same race for each other.
  16. Treated patient distrust or skepticism as irrational rather than understanding its roots
  17. Felt awkward when someone corrected you on their gender identity.
  18. Assumed mental illness makes someone dangerous or unstable.
  19. Called a woman “bossy” for being assertive.
  20. Believed a patient was exaggerating their pain because they “looked fine.”
  21. Used medical jargon without checking patient understanding
  22. Trusted someone more because they “seemed like me.”
  23. Thought a woman was the assistant instead of the leader.
  24. Assigned caretakers the role of speaking for patient rather than letting patient speak for themselves