Why Bias Matters In Clinical Reasoning

Antigone Vesci
Feb 17
1 min read

Every clinician makes decisions through the lens of bias—shaped by training, experience, and personal beliefs. Left unchecked, that bias can steer decisions toward familiar patterns instead of what’s truly best for the patient. Knowing the different types of bias is the first step to sharpening your clinical reasoning. Because the most dangerous blind spot is the one you don’t even know you have.

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