Whitmer’s ‘implicit bias’ training pushes Michigan health workers to admit bias, ‘get out of your comfort zone

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2021 took action to require implicit bias training for licensed workers

An “implicit bias” training session required by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer encourages health care workers to admit they that are biased, and teaches them that Black people, overweight women and people with non-Western names are among those who face obstacles to success in America.

It also asks those participating in the training session to identify their closest coworkers and then describe their race, ethnicity and physical appearance in an attempt to make them realize that their choice of company in the workplace may reveal bias, and encourage them to “get out of your comfort zone.”

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