Press Release

Following Do No Harm Lawsuit, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Agrees to Revise Discriminatory Scholarship

  • By Do No Harm Staff
  • April 17, 2025
  • National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

RICHMOND, VA; April 17, 2025 – Today, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) agreed to remove racial requirements and preferences from its formerly discriminatory scholarship. Do No Harm sued NAEMT in January 2024 on behalf of a student who was excluded from the scholarship because of her race.

“We are pleased that the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians is removing race-based requirements from its scholarship,” said Dr. Jared Ross, Senior Fellow at Do No Harm. “By prioritizing merit and expertise over racist identity politics, we can restore integrity to medicine and improve patient safety. Do No Harm continues to fight on behalf of its members in the courts and state capitols across this country, and this victory sends a clear message to other medical organizations that promote bias that we will not tolerate discriminatory practices or programs anywhere in medicine.”

NAEMT’s “Diversity Scholarship” awarded $1,250 to students to be used for tuition, fees, and books; however, the eligibility criteria stated that scholarships “will be awarded to students of color.” Other students were excluded based on their race.

The scholarship was illegal under federal law, including 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, which “protects the equal rights of all persons … to make and enforce contracts without respect to race.”

NAEMT agreed to remove “any eligibility requirement or preference based on applicants’ race or ethnicity” from the Diversity Scholarship after the district court ruled that Do No Harm stated a valid claim of racial discrimination under federal law.

To see the joint stipulation of dismissal, click here.

To see the original lawsuit, click here.

Do No Harm, established in April 2022, has rapidly gained recognition and made significant strides in its mission to safeguard healthcare from ideological threats. With 16,000 members, including doctors, nurses, physicians, and concerned citizens across all 50 states and 14 countries, DNH has achieved over 10,000 media hits in top-tier publications and garnered widespread attention through numerous broadcast news appearances.