Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Recruitment and Hiring

Nikita Consul; Richard Strax; Carolynn M DeBenedectis; Nolan J Kagetsu

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2021.04.006

Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Recruitment and Hiring

J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Jun;18(6):769-773. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.04.006. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Authors

Nikita Consul¹, Richard Strax², Carolynn M DeBenedectis³, Nolan J Kagetsu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Chief Resident, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: nikita.consul@gmail.com.
² Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Program Director, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai West, New York, New York.

PMID: 33933397
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.04.006

Abstract

Unconscious biases in recruitment and hiring can limit the potential for building a diverse academic and private radiology practice. In the private practice environment of radiology, especially in smaller firms, in which a dysfunctional team can lead to a dysfunctional practice overall, it is especially essential to find the best candidates for the team. Many strategies for mitigating these biases can be employed strategically at multiple levels of the hiring process.

Keywords: Academic practice; private practice; recruitment and hiring; unconscious bias.

MeSH terms

Bias
Personnel Selection*
Radiology*