First appearance on Fox: Medical professional groups are warning that medical schools across the country are “evading” a Supreme Court ruling that requires them to abandon race as a factor in admissions programs.
Do No Harm, a group of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, is “focused on eliminating identity politics from medical education,” releasing a new study this week that says it is groundbreaking last summer. Despite high court decisions in affirmative action cases, “many medical institutions nevertheless remain ideologically committed to principles of racial preferential treatment and reject the virtues of race blindness.” ”
“Efforts to gamify admissions aimed at enhancing racial diversity are commonly carried out under the moniker ‘holistic admissions,'” and “SCOTUS in Skirts: “How Medical Schools Continue to Practice Race-Aware Admissions,” the study reads.
“In theory, holistic admissions means focusing less on the metrics that primarily determine admission to medical school (such as GPA and MCAT scores) and more on other academic backgrounds, personality traits, and professional accolades.” “This must mean,” the paper continues.
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People protest in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
“In practice, ‘blanket’ approval often means rebranding or workarounds for affirmative action,” the report says.
Research shows that, as in the case of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University, Although it prohibits the use of race as a factor in college admissions, “many medical schools appear willing to devise workarounds.”
The study lists major medical organizations that have expressed dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision and, in De No Harme’s view, its intention to “avoid the judgment.”
For example, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released the following statement regarding the ruling: “The AAMC believes that a diverse and inclusive biomedical research workforce, including people from groups that have historically been excluded and underrepresented in biomedical research, is critical to attracting the broadest range of biomedical research. We have brought together the perspectives needed to identify and solve complex scientific problems of today and the future. ”
The group said it would “work together to adapt in response to today’s court decision without compromising these goals.”
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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Do No Harm board president Dr. Stanley Goldfarb said the school appears to be trying to “figure out a way around” the high court’s decision. (St. Petersburg)
AAMC Chairman David Skorton also doubled down. On his podcast, he talked about racially conscious admission to medical school, saying, “I feel determined to continue doing what I need to do to diversify medical school classes and the medical profession, not because of politics or ideology.” There’s a reason, and that’s because it’s good for public health. ”
AAMC also updated the “About Us” section on its website to include the Supreme Court ruling and “Anti-DEI laws have limited previous steps to diversify the health care workforce, but historically “There are still many viable steps to take to remove barriers and increase opportunities for people.” It is undervalued in medicine. ”
Similarly, American College of Physicians President Omar Atiq vowed to “continue to advocate for policies that help increase diversity and promote equity.”
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“Their responsibility is to produce the most qualified workforce possible for their patients,” Dr. Goldfarb said. (image)
“In order to combat past and present discrimination, medical schools and other institutions of higher learning often consider socio-economic status and geographic location, among other factors, as part of their evaluation of applicants. A person’s race and ethnicity should be considered,” Atiku said.
The approximately 15-page study argues that when affirmative action was legal, universities could “engage in blatant racial preferences without legal repercussions” and that Asian applicants were negatively affected. ing.
“Even though MCAT scores and GPAs were integral to the admissions process, the penalties and bonuses assigned to members of racial groups became so extreme that a black applicant with an average MCAT score and GPA received a 4. It was double. “They are just as likely to be admitted to medical school as academically equivalent Asian applicants,” the study says, and Black students who are accepted into medical school have the same academic ability as Asian applicants who are rejected from medical school. It is pointed out that there are.
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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Do No Harm board president Dr. Stanley Goldfarb said schools appear intent on finding “a way around” the decision. “They feel that diversity is such an important value in health care that they need to ignore the Supreme Court and go their own way.”
“There’s really no validity to this,” he said. “Their responsibility is to produce the most competent workforce possible for their patients.”
Goldfarb said the school’s decision will “re-haunt” and “could ultimately lead to litigation.”
The AAMC and the American College of Physicians did not immediately respond to Fox News Digtial’s requests for comment.
