Do No Harm v. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons d/b/a SOMOS et al.

  • CASE NAME
    Do No Harm v. Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons d/b/a SOMOS et al.
  • CASE TYPE
    Lawsuit
  • LOCATION
    Washington, D.C.
  • CASE STATUS
    Closed

On December 11, 2024, Do No Harm filed a lawsuit against the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) for a discriminatory scholarship.

The E. Anthony Rankin Scholarship Program opportunity was only available to students who “identify with an underrepresented racial background in orthopaedics.”

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