Professor Jacobson has repeatedly pointed out that medical schools are increasingly embracing Critical Race Theory and other forms of social justice policies and suggested that this is not good news for society.
Now the New England Journal of Medicine is kicking things into high gear, suggesting that medical students should be segregated by race. How does this help anyone? It’s like we’re going backward.
FOX News reports:
Woke researchers blasted for suggesting racial segregation of medical students: ‘These are hateful ideas’An article in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that students should be segregated by race for their medical education.The California researchers proposing the idea argue that medical education is “founded on legacies of colonialism and racism.”They argue further that “medical education has historically centered White learners and continues to perpetuate structural racism. Immersion by people of color can therefore be re-traumatizing.”Kenny Xu, an activist who is spearheading a campaign to end wokeism in education, appeared on “Fox & Friends” to speak out against the proposal.”This is not the only time that DEI departments at university medical hospitals have peddled segregation in the name of DEI and anti-racism in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion,” said the president of Color Us United.”The USC School of Medicine’s dean of surgery said that merit is a hateful ideal in surgery. Also, the USC School of Medicine said that Black students can’t sit through the lecture format. They also said that, too. These are hateful ideals and hateful ideas. They deserve to be denounced.”…The article was written based on the findings of seven academics, students and medical professionals out of UC San Francisco.The article published by the New England Journal proposes a Racial Affinity Group Caucus [RAGC].The article reads, “RAGCs are facilitated sessions involving participants grouped according to self-identified racial or ethnic identity to support integration of antiracism curricula into clinical practice. Used as part of a broader antiracism and antioppression curriculum, racial affinity group caucusing engages participants in critical introspection through the lens of their own racialized experience and enhances learning by building community and encouraging praxis, the integration of theory, self-reflection, and action.”
In April, Professor Jacobson discussed this issue with Tucker. Watch:
Here’s a quote from the article at the NEJM:
Founded on legacies of colonialism and racism, medical education has historically centered White learners and continues to perpetuate structural racism. Pedagogical approaches often center White learners and ignore the differential impact of content on BIPOC learners (Black, Indigenous, or people of color) with personal experiences of racism that are nuanced and have been informed by interactions and observations over their lifetimes.Immersion in the existing medical education system can therefore be retraumatizing, resulting in imposter syndrome, heightened anxiety, and a reduced sense of belonging. Especially as we seek to recruit more medical students who are BIPOC, we need to recognize this harm and encourage pedagogical approaches that support the needs of BIPOC learners.
Here’s more from Campus Reform:
The article entitled “Racial Affinity Group Caucusing in Medical Education — A Key Supplement to Antiracism Curricula,” written by faculty and administrators at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, contends that separating White and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) medical students into racial affinity group caucuses (RAGCs) can play an essential “part of a broader antiracism and anti-oppression curriculum.”Because of the “legacies of colonialism and racism” in medical training that have “historically centered White learners,” the authors of the article argue that extant medical school structures are “retraumatizing” for BIPOC students.The article only examines RAGCs in medical education at UCSF and provides no quantitative or qualitative data on the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated goals. UCSF School of Medicine did not immediately respond to Campus Reform’s inquiry regarding how long this program has been in effect.The article states that RAGCs at UCSF are separated in to Black or African American, general people of color, and Whites.“In a space without White people, BIPOC participants can bring their whole selves, heal from racial trauma together, and identify strategies for addressing structural racism,” the article states.
When Obamacare was first introduced, some critics claimed it was a form of socialism in health care.
This takes that idea to a whole new level.
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