# Research Project 1

> **NIH NIH U54** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $227,745

## Abstract

Abstract - Project 1 
TITLE: Development and pilot testing of an implicit bias training intervention for 
providers to advance equity in healthcare 
The overall goal and theme of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Equity in Healthcare is 
to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health through interventions that affect the clinical 
encounter. To achieve this goal, there is an urgent need for interventions that address implicit 
bias in healthcare. Implicit bias training is widely used to raise self-awareness and provide self- 
management tools. Our overall objective is to test the hypothesis that implicit bias training for 
healthcare providers will reduce racial/ethnic disparities in patient-centered care. The proposed 
project will lay the groundwork for testing that hypothesis by using patient focus groups to 
garner a deeper understanding of perceptions of implicit bias in the clinical encounter; provider 
and health system stakeholder semi-structured interviews to inform refinement of the existing 
implicit bias training at Duke; and perform a pilot study of implicit bias training for providers. At 
the conclusion of this study, we will have the necessary preliminary data to propose a definitive 
trial to determine the impact of an implicit bias training intervention for providers on racial/ethnic 
disparities in patient-centered care. This research will ultimately lead to the delivery of equitable, 
evidence-based, patient-centered care for all.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9932828
- **Project number:** 5U54MD012530-04
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Gary G Bennett
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $227,745
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9932828

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9932828, Research Project 1 (5U54MD012530-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9932828. Licensed CC0.

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