Whether out of impulse, compulsion, anger, or the assertion of power, sexual assault is a criminal act of violence imposed on the vulnerable and the innocent, causing immediate physical and emotional suffering and often having long-lasting adverse psychological effect.

Each lesson in the Disease Management Clinical Decisions series provides a brief, case-based review of management strategies related to the topic. Questions and multiple-choice answers about the case presented include the rationale for the correct answer.

Recent movement toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is encouraging for historically overlooked individuals. Diversity and inclusivity bring a variety of frequently ignored perspectives and experiences, but it has also uncovered the depth of implicit biases.

In DC Health’s second module on implicit bias, the concept of implicit bias is overviewed and then expanded on through five scenarios.