Washington University School of Medicine says BMI is steeped in racism as its based on ‘ideal’ Caucasian and ignores other factors to determine health

A prestigious US medical school reportedly offered a course over the summer that promoted ‘alarming’ progressive ideals – including several relating to gender, and Diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

The course, titled ‘Health Equity and Justice,’ was held at Missouri‘s Washington University School of Medicine this past summer – and some of its alleged lessons were laid bare Sunday by Fox News.

The outlet shared a series of PowerPoint slides that seemed to show the class’s irregular content – including one that insisted that BMI should stand for ‘badly mistaken idea’ because it does not take into account ‘a person’s gender or ethnicity.’

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