Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/66086, first published .
Examining Potential Implicit Bias in Oncologist-Patient Communication (CONNECT): Protocol for an Observational 2-Site Study

Examining Potential Implicit Bias in Oncologist-Patient Communication (CONNECT): Protocol for an Observational 2-Site Study

Examining Potential Implicit Bias in Oncologist-Patient Communication (CONNECT): Protocol for an Observational 2-Site Study

Veronica C K Duck   1 , BS, MSPH ;   Marsha L Augustin   2 , BA ;   Jose A Morillo   2 , BS ;   Aviel N Alkon   3 , BS ;   Robert M Thomas   2 , MD ;   Brianna N Richardson   4 , BS ;   Lihua Li   2 , PhD ;   Kathryn I Pollak   1, 4 , PhD ;   Cardinale B Smith   2 , MD, PhD

1 Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, United States

2 Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

3 Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States

4 Cancer Prevention and Control, Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Veronica C K Duck, BS, MSPH
  • Department of Population Health Sciences
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Duke Cancer Institute
  • 215 Morris Street
  • Durham, NC 27701
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 9195257759
  • Email: veronica.duck@duke.edu