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The ANA Just Went AWOL
The American Nurses Association just made it official: It’s a partisan organization for radicals, not a professional organization for nurses. Policymakers and the public should keep this in mind before listening to the ANA, which now puts extreme ideology ahead of expert medical care. Figure 1. American Nurses Association position…
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VCU’s Diversity Confusion
What’s an under-represented minority? You’d think Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Surgery would have a good answer, considering it offers a scholarship specifically for these individuals. Yet a freedom-of-information request has turned up the startling revelation that VCU doesn’t define what an under-represented minority is. This news is due to…
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Texas Leads The Way On DEI Reforms
Three cheers for the Lone Star State! On May 28, the Texas Legislature passed the strongest anti-DEI bill in the nation. Gov. Abbott is expected to sign it into law, making Texas the leader in the fight to get rid of divisive and discriminatory ideology in…
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The Society of Surgical Oncology Board Exposes Its True Agenda In Board Member Recruitment
Members of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) are encouraged to self-nominate for membership on a prestigious surgery board – but there’s a catch embedded in the qualifications. Figure 1. SSO April 2023 email (part 1 of 2). Do No Harm obtained a copy of a message sent to SSO…
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More DEI Marketing Pushed Onto Residency Program Directors
In January 2023, we reported on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) obsession with accumulating information about what emergency medicine residencies were doing to “increase racial/ethnic and gender diversity” in their recruitment activities. Now ACGME-registered program directors are being pestered with messages from a…
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Another Federal Civil Rights Investigation Is Underway at Duke University School of Medicine
On the heels of resolving one program that was discriminating on the basis of sex, the Duke University School of Medicine is again being investigated for a discrimination on the basis of race/ethnicity and sex. Do No Harm senior fellow Mark Perry has been notified that…
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Duke University Makes a Course Correction on a Discriminatory Program Following Federal Civil Rights Investigation
As the result of a federal civil rights investigation, Duke University has modified the eligibility criteria for a program that was discriminating on the basis of sex/gender. Earlier this year we reported that Duke was among 12 schools participating in a program for young women in…
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The Woke Language Police Have Come For Health Care
You can’t corrupt health care without first controlling medical language. That’s the main takeaway from the AMA and AAMC’s new 54-page brainwashing booklet, “Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative, and Concepts.” Elites want medical students and professionals to use divisive and discriminatory language, knowing…
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The American Medical College Application Service Puts An Even Bigger Emphasis On Identity Politics for This Year’s Prospective Physicians
Last year we revealed that the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) had started collecting information on applicants’ race and background, and planned to add “Social Justice/Advocacy” in the work experience section. Sure enough, the 2024 version of the AMCAS had done this, and shows it…
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The Office for Civil Rights Is Investigating a Discriminatory Program at Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened a federal civil rights investigation of a discriminatory program at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) Institute for Public Health. Earlier this year, Do No Harm program manager Laura Morgan filed a complaint with…
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The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery: Still “The True Skin Experts”?
The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) says it has represented its members as “the true skin experts” for more than 50 years. Yet, it has clouded objective standards in favor of demonstrating its woke bona fides. ASDS was an early adopter of diversity, equity, and…
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The National Association of School Psychologists, Part 3: Pushing Gender Ideology in the Schools
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, disseminates information to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), anti-racism, and critical race theory (CRT), as well as gender ideology in minors. NASP is also active in advocacy and public policy initiatives that have an impact on state and…
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The National Association of School Psychologists, Part 2: Continuing Professional Indoctrination
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, disseminates information to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), anti-racism, and critical race theory (CRT), as well as gender ideology in minors. NASP is also active in advocacy and public policy initiatives that have an impact on state and…
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The National Association of School Psychologists, Part 1: Advancing DEI, CRT, and Anti-Racism
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, disseminates information to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), anti-racism, and critical race theory (CRT), as well as gender ideology in minors. NASP is also active in advocacy and public policy initiatives that have an impact on state and…
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Do No Harm Responds to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Reimbursement Proposal to Force Cancer Hospitals to Commit to ‘Health Equity’
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to change the way cancer hospitals are paid – and it all centers on their willingness to commit to the woke rhetoric of “health equity.” Dr. Stanley Goldfarb responded to CMS’s request for comments on The “Proposed…
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Do No Harm Submits Comment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regarding ‘Health Equity’ in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Do No Harm Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to voice concerns regarding a proposed modification to a rule that seeks to inject identity politics into quality and reimbursement issues at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The modification…
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The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Scrubs a Discriminatory Program From Its Website Following a Federal Civil Rights Complaint and Investigation
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into a discriminatory program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The “Visiting Pediatrics Rotation Scholarship for Students Underrepresented in Medicine” (archived page) was…
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A Duke Physician addresses “Racism is a Public Health Crisis” – Martin Center for Academic Renewal
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal published an article by Dr. Kendall Conger, a physician at Duke Health, that challenges the narratives on implicit bias and anti-racism that the organization included in a 2021 pledge to Duke Health employees. Their fundamental reason for writing the pledge,…
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