Gender Bias in Medicine

Benjamin S. González, M.D.

Medical Director, Atlantis Medical Wellness Center, Silver Spring, MD

A discussion of how the current medical system ignores women and how built-in gender bias has shaped healthcare and physician education. The lecture addresses exclusion of women from medical studies, gaps in long-term studies on aging, and how clinicians can recognize gender bias and move toward evidence-based, gender-focused care.

Duration: 49m19s