The Surprising New Front in the Fight against ‘Equity’: Red-State Licensing Boards

When appointing members to Tennessee’s medical board, governor Bill Lee is required by law to consider important criteria — at least nine of the twelve members must be physicians with at least six years of experience and degrees from respected medical schools.

The three other board members, representing the public at large, should be non-physicians and health care consumers with no financial interest in any health care facility. Board appointees should represent the state’s geographic diversity.

Oh, and it is also helpful to be black.

According to Tennessee law, the governor is required “to the extent feasible” to ensure that at least one member of the state’s medical board is an African American.

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