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

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