Press Release

Do No Harm Supports the EDUCATE Act Introduced by Rep. Greg Murphy and Sen. John Kennedy

  • By Do No Harm Staff
  • May 20, 2025

RICHMOND, VA; May 20, 2025 – Today, Do No Harm announced support for the EDUCATE Act introduced by Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC) and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA). If passed, the bill would cut off federal funding to medical schools’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

The EDUCATE Act would defund programs that compel students or faculty to racially discriminate. It would also block funding to medical schools that have DEI departments or functionally equivalent offices. The bill would require accreditation agencies to remove DEI requirements while allowing instruction about race-related health issues.

“Do No Harm applauds Congressman Murphy and Senator Kennedy for their relentless work to end harmful DEI practices and to restore integrity to American medical schools,” said Stanley Goldfarb, MD, Chairman at Do No Harm. “For too long, accrediting bodies and medical colleges have prioritized identity politics over merit and expertise – putting patients’ health at serious risk. President Trump’s Administration has taken critical steps to dismantle these political activists’ grip on medical education, even causing some accreditors and schools to suspend their discriminatory practices. But the EDUCATE Act could enshrine the President’s actions into law, thereby eradicating DEI programs from medical education permanently.”

“American medical schools are the best in the world and should remain free from discrimination, politicization and acceptance of anything other than excellence,” said Congressman Greg Murphy, MD. “The EDUCATE Act bans race-based mandates at medical schools, protects the First Amendment and civil rights of students, and promotes objective, science-based medicine. Excluding individuals based on appearance or beliefs in the name of diversity is wrong and debases the integrity of the profession. Doctors must be taught to treat patients with the highest quality of care regardless of who they are.  This includes dealing with other medical professionals who may not look like they do. I have dedicated my life to serving others as a physician and will not stand for discrimination in our nation’s institutions of medicine.”

“Medical schools should be in the business of training our future doctors to save lives—not indoctrinating students on anti-American DEI ideology. The EDUCATE Act would make sure the government isn’t wasting your money on woke struggle sessions and blatant discrimination in medical schools,” said Senator John Kennedy.

Click here to read the text of the EDUCATE Act.

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 17,000 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.