Whitmer’s “Hidden Bias” training pushes Michigan medical professionals to recognize bias, “get out of your comfort zone.”

A training course on “implicit bias” demanded by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer encourages healthcare workers to admit they are biased and teaches them that blacks, overweight women, and people with non-Western names are among those who face obstacles along the way. to success in America.

Participants are also asked to name their closest co-workers and then describe their race, ethnicity, and appearance so they are aware that their choice of company in the workplace can reveal bias and encourage them to “get out.” your comfort zone.”

These and many other elements can be found in the course designed for medical professionals who treat veterans in Michigan, according to a PowerPoint presentation obtained by Fox News Digital from an employee who took it. This course is the result of actions taken by Whitmer in 2021 to require implicit learning bias under the Public Health Code as “a condition of initial license or registration, and renewal of license or registration.”

The PowerPoint provides several examples of how prejudice can affect the workplace, depending on personality and appearance. Employees are told that people with non-Western names must submit 30% more resumes to stay competitive with job applicants with Western names, that black Americans are two to three times more likely to have kidney failure, and that minority patients are less likely to receive pain medication than whites. Patients.

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It states that women in America are paid less the more they weigh.

“In the United States and other Western countries, for every 1% increase in a woman’s body weight, there is a 0.5% decrease in wages,” reads one of the slides.

In addition, it states that companies tend to hire tall men as CEOs. “In particular, 58% of male Fortune 500 CEOs are over 6 feet tall. 14.5% of men in the US are over 6 feet,” says another slide.

The Unconscious Bias: Understanding Bias to Unleash Potential training for the Michigan Veterans Administration (VA) required pre-testing, attending a three-hour training session, and course evaluation for employees to earn the certification needed to maintain their medical license.

In another section, participants are asked to write down their personalities and those of their closest colleagues in order to analyze how their biases may affect their work.

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“On a piece of paper, list your 5 closest professional connections,” one of the PowerPoint slides says, before participants are asked to tick boxes for their identity, including age group, skin color, education level, experience, marital status, gender, nationality. origin, personality, physical ability, physical appearance, political opinions, race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation/identity, and socioeconomic status.

“What do I notice about who I choose to bond with?” he is asking. “What did I notice in my network?”

Do No Harm, a healthcare worker group that works to “defend healthcare from radical, divisive and discriminatory ideologies,” received a document from a VA healthcare worker in Michigan. Laura Morgan, the group’s program director, said she’s heard from healthcare professionals across the country that diversity and bias training is fueling burnout in an industry with extreme levels of understaffing.

Morgan said she quit her job as a nurse when she was required to take covert bias training.

“If you or I were to go to the emergency room, we’d like our care team to evaluate us and take action to save us,” Morgan told Fox News Digital. “Don’t stop at the decision stage and think, ‘I’d better stay away from them until I’ve tested my implicit biases at the door.’ It’s just absurd.”

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is considered a rising star in her party. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, file)

Michigan’s presentation rejects the idea that implicit learning bias creates separation.

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“FRAME: if I fight bias, it will only increase the controversy,” says one of the slides. “REFRAME: When I effectively challenge prejudice, I create a space where we are all valued and able to contribute.”

“FRAME: If I understand my biases, I can correct them myself,” another slide says. “REFRAME: Only when I develop meaningful connections can I see past biases and appreciate the people around me.”

The Whitmer Rule, which went into effect in 2022, defines implicit bias as “an attitude or learned stereotype that unconsciously influences an individual’s perceptions, actions, or decision-making and often contributes to unequal treatment of people based on race, ethnicity, ethnicity, gender, gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, age, disability, or other characteristics.”