Abstract
Abstract: Given that incoming physicians are required to uphold the
Hippocratic Oath as they embark on their medical journey, it is expected
that they should treat patients to the best of their abilities. Recent
biomedical and social science research; however, has demonstrated that
gender and racial bias may be playing a subtle yet critical role in the
medical decision making process that is affecting the care that many
patients deserve. While many of the biological differences among
different groups of people of various diseases have been delineated,
further research is needed to evaluate how these biological differences
are being translated into gender and racial stereotypes in the minds of
physicians and how resources that promote the health of all genders and
races could be better distributed in order to improve the quality of
life of all patients possible.