There has been a lot of talk about what’s happening in medical schools with DEI lately. This needs to be addressed.
Campus Reform reports:
Congress considering bill to curb DEI in med schoolsRepublicans in Congress hope to curb diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in medical schools by restricting federal funding.Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act on March 19, amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 to “ban race-based mandates at medical schools and accrediting institutions.”The bill states that medical schools that receive federal funds may not “[e]stablish, maintain, or contract with a [DEI] office, or any other functional equivalent of such an office.”The EDUCATE Act also stops medical schools from forcing students and faculty to support the idea that America is “institutionally racist,” that “America is an oppressive nation, or that “any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin makes an individual a member of oppressed or oppressor categories.”The bill additionally prohibits medical schools from requiring candidates to write diversity statements as part of their application process.“Medical schools across the country have embraced exclusionary and harmful DEl initiatives, damaging the quality and training of doctors entering our workforce,” Murphy told Campus Reform. “We are facing a drastic shortage of doctors and Higher Ed in medicine has been highjacked with progressive politicians who are not dealing with the real issues that face the future of medicine in this country.”“Racial disparities in medicine cannot be adequately addressed by integrating discriminatory social theory into hiring practices and curricula,” he continued. “Physicians should be trained to treat patients on a holistic and individual basis. Teaching that takes into consideration the challenges different populations face is good, but interpreting every situation through the lens of race is not.”
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