Addressing Harmful Bias and Eliminating Discrimination in Health Professions Learning Environments: An Urgent Challenge.

Eliminating health care disparities and advancing health equity are necessary steps to achieving a high-quality health care system. One approach to advancing not only equity but also diversity in the health care workforce is to mitigate harmful bias and eliminate discrimination in our health professions learning environments and clinical care sites. The 27 papers in this special supplement are intended to inform such efforts within and across the health professions. They grew out of a conference, held in February 2020 and organized by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, whose invited participants— health professions leaders, educators, and learners—developed actionable recommendations to mitigate harmful bias and discrimination in health professions learning environments (available at www.macyfoundation.org).