Major Medical Education Accreditor Quietly Ditches DEI Requirements After Trump Executive Order

A leading medical education accreditor is eliminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements after suspending them earlier this year to comply with an executive order from President Trump.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is closing its DEI department and removing DEI requirements from its accreditation standards, according to an internal email provided to NR by the watchdog group Do No Harm, which works to root out the use of race and gender-based criteria in the medical field.

“Recent federal directives, including executive orders and a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have prohibited accrediting bodies from requiring or otherwise encouraging a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Similar directives apply to programs and hospitals receiving Medicare payments for GME,” reads the email from the ACGME communications department.

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