Medical Association Removes Race Requirements from Scholarship Program After Watchdog Lawsuit

A medical association is removing race requirements from its diversity scholarship program after a watchdog group took legal action over the association’s alleged violations of federal law.

The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is revising its diversity scholarship program to clarify that it does not give preference to applicants from certain racial backgrounds, a move the organization made after medical watchdog Do No Harm filed a lawsuit in Mississippi federal court earlier this year, court papers show.

When Do No Harm filed the lawsuit, NAEMT’s scholarship page said the award was open to “students of color who are not currently certified as an EMS practitioner,” with the implication being white students were not eligible for the scholarship, potentially discriminating against those students in violation of federal law.

Read more in the National Review.