Federal Bill Would Defund Medical Schools if They ‘Force’ DEI on Students

Federal Bill Would Defund Medical Schools if They ‘Force’ DEI on Students

This is needed. We must get progressive politics out of the study of medicine.

The College Fix reports:

Federal bill would defund medical schools that ‘force’ DEI on students

A federal bill called the Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education Act that would stop diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical schools is receiving mixed responses from medical groups.

Some say it’s needed to stop “identity politics” from overtaking the medical field, but others contend that DEI helps physicians serve “diversifying populations.”

The bill, which was reintroduced on May 20, would “block federal funding for medical schools and accrediting institutions that force students to affirm ideological beliefs and prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Do No Harm, an organization that aims to keep identity politics out of medical education, research, and clinical practice, has voiced its support for the bill.

“It advances the very core of Do No Harm’s mission, which is to make healthcare better for everyone, not undermining it at the hands of a political agenda,” Medical Director Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Fix in an interview last week.

“Unfortunately, we’ve seen how medical schools and accrediting bodies have prioritized identity politics over merit,” Miceli said.

Do No Harm believes the bill will have a positive effect on American medicine for all people.

“By removing ideological indoctrination from medical schools, the EDUCATE Act refocuses these academic institutions on training doctors to provide high-quality care to all patients,” Miceli told The Fix.

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has also spoken out against the inclusion of DEI in medicine.

“In treating patients, physicians should be striving to do their very best for each patient, not trying to eliminate ‘disparities’ or make reparations for historic injustice — as schools and the [American Medical Association] are advocating,” Dr. Jane Orient, AAPS’s executive director, told The Fix in an email over the weekend.

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