Do doctors unconsciously treat patients according to their status?

Rank, status, race and gender all had an effect on how much effort and resources military doctors in the US devoted to their patients. — TNS

Power is invisible, but its effects can be seen everywhere – especially in the health records of active duty military personnel.

By examining details of 1.5 million emergency room (ER) visits at military hospitals around the United States, researchers found that doctors invested significantly more resources in patients who outranked them than in patients of equal or lesser rank.