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Michelle van Ryn is an American health researcher who is the Grace Phelps Distinguished Professor at the Oregon Health & Science University. Her research considers the social determinants of health and equity in healthcare. She demonstrated that physicians' perceptions of patients was impacted by their socio-demographic status. She is the founder of Diversity Sciences, a consultancy company who provide evidence-based training for organizations looking to eliminate bias.

Early life and education

Van Ryn was an undergraduate at the University of the State of New York, Regents College (now Excelsior University). She moved to the University of Michigan for her graduate studies, joining the School of Public Health. She stayed at Michigan for her doctoral research, which looked at how manipulating the self-efficacy of unemployed people impacted their job searching behavior.[1]

Research and career

Van Ryn joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota. She was based in the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, where she investigated disparities in healthcare.[2][3] She spent thirteen years in Minnesota before moving to the Mayo Clinic.[4] She served as Professor of Health Services Research at the Mayo, where she led a program on Equity and Inclusion in healthcare. In 201,7 van Ryn moved to Oregon Health & Science University as the Grace Phelps Distinguished Professor.[5]

Van Ryn studied how physicians' perceptions about patients are impacted by ethnicity and socioeconomic status, and how this impacts the quality of care patients receive.[6][7] Her research showed that physicians' perceptions were influenced by the socio-demographics of their patients, and that they perceived African-Americans more negatively than white patients.[6] She also showed that physicians' perceptions of LGBT patients was shaped by their interaction with LGBT people during medical school.[8]

Van Ryn founded Diversity Science, an organization that looked to accelerate equity and inclusion through evidenced-based approaches.[9] The organization create training programs and policy documents that promote equity in healthcare, which have been deployed in California, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington.[5][10][11] In New York City, Black women are 12 times more likely to die during childcare than their white counterparts.[12] She worked with the California Health Care Foundation to develop an e-learning course to challenge bias in maternity care.[13]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ "The role of experimentally manipulated self-efficacy in determining job search behavior among the unemployed | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ van Ryn, Michelle (January 2002). "Research on the provider contribution to race/ethnicity disparities in medical care". Medical Care. 40 (1 Suppl): I140–151. doi:10.1097/00005650-200201001-00015. ISSN 0025-7079. PMID 11789627.
  3. ^ Researching unconscious bias in health care - Michelle van Ryn, Ph.D., retrieved 2023-04-10
  4. ^ "van Ryn, Michelle Ph.D. » Office of Health Disparities Research". healthdisparitiesresearchblog.mayo.edu/. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. ^ a b "Implicit Bias Training Is Catching On, And Local Experts Say Oregon Has Work To Do | The Lund Report". www.thelundreport.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ a b van Ryn, Michelle; Burke, Jane (2000-03-01). "The effect of patient race and socio-economic status on physicians' perceptions of patients". Social Science & Medicine. 50 (6): 813–828. doi:10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00338-X. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 10695979.
  7. ^ Bendix, Jeff (2020-07-07). "Overcoming racial biases in patient care". Medical Economics July 2020 Edition. 97. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Hathaway, Bill (2019-08-05). "Doctors' attitudes toward lesbians and gays shaped early in medical school". YaleNews. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. ^ "Our Team". Diversity Science. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ^ Cooper, Lisa A.; Saha, Somnath; van Ryn, Michelle (2022-08-11). "Mandated Implicit Bias Training for Health Professionals—A Step Toward Equity in Health Care". JAMA Health Forum. 3 (8): e223250. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3250. ISSN 2689-0186. PMID 36218984.
  11. ^ "With Implicit Bias Hurting Patients, Some States Train Doctors". pew.org. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. ^ "As Maternal Mortality Rates Continue To Cause A Public Health Crisis In New York, Gillibrand Stands With Christy Turlington Burns, Nyc Mothers, Advocates, And Medical Professionals To Announce Her Push On Legislation To Reduce Maternal Deaths, Give Hospitals Funding To Implement Best Practices To Prevent Women From Dying Before, During, And After Childbirth". Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. ^ "Challenging Providers To Look Within Themselves: A New Tool To Reduce Bias In Maternity Care". 2021-07-06. doi:10.1377/forefront.20210630.980773. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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