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

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