Medical School Under Federal Investigation Over Its Allegedly Racist Scholarship Program

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched a federal investigation March 6 into St. Louis University (SLU) after a complaint was filed accusing the school of offering a racially discriminatory scholarship, medical watchdog group Do No Harm reported.

The complaint, filed by Do No Harm senior fellow Mark Perry in September, accused SLU School of Medicine’s Scholarship Program for Visiting Medical Students Underrepresented in Medicine violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits race-based discrimination, because it is only accessible to students that identify as a specific race, the OCR letter reads. The office “will investigate whether the University discriminates against students based on race, color, or national origin in connection” with the program.

Read more at the Daily Caller.

Federal investigation prompts medical school to open programs to white students

The Medical University of South Carolina revised several programs and scholarships after the Department of Education opened an investigation.

The DOE’s Office for Civil Rights informed Mark Perry, a fellow with Do No Harm and a former University of Michigan Flint professor, of the update to his complaint letter. The investigation centered around possible violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race for higher education institutions that receive federal funding.

Read more at The College Fix.

Gender Affirmation Treatments for Minors Must Be Characterized as ‘Experimental’: Norwegian Investigator

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Invasive and life-altering treatments for gender incongruence and gender dysphoria for children and young people must be characterized as “experimental” according to the latest recommendation from a Norwegian health care investigator.

Puberty delaying treatment along with hormonal and surgical gender affirmation treatments for minors require more research, “a thorough examination before treatment,” explanation of benefits, effects, possible risks, side effects, and a close follow-up, said Ukom, a health care investigator based in Norway that provides related recommendations to the Norwegian government.

Read more at The Epoch Times.

The Medical College of Georgia’s Radical Turn

There’s a sickness at Georgia’s biggest medical school. 

Out of sight of the public eye, the taxpayer-funded Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is promoting divisive and even discriminatory ideas. Turns out, the same “Critical Race Theory” philosophy that has corrupted K-12 education and led to movements like “Defund the Police” has made its way into medical education, too.  

As a black woman myself, I am raising the alarm. Every Georgian should be worried because what happens in medical schools ultimately affects all of our health. 

Read more at Insider Advantage.

Indiana medical students taught ‘woke’ gender course

‘Do No Harm’ Board Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss his concerns surrounding the ‘politicization’ of the course and why the far-left trend is ‘dangerous’ in the medical field. 

Watch at Fox News.

Indiana medical students subjected to DEI instruction on gender as part of basic human structure course

Students in the class are taught to be a ‘more inclusive’ healthcare professional for ‘gender diverse patients’

EXCLUSIVE: First-year students at the Indiana University School of Medicine are being subjected to woke diversity, equity and inclusion instruction as part of a basic Human Structure class, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Students in the class receive a “sex and gender primer” lesson that includes instruction on gender being a “social construct,” that sex and gender are not the same thing, and on how to be a “more inclusive” healthcare professional when it comes to “gender diverse patients.”

Read more at Fox News.

East Tennessee State University Medical School Dean Doubles Down on Equity Ideology in Response to Do No Harm Report

In an internal email obtained by The Tennessee Star from two individuals asking for anonymity, the dean of medicine at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine ridiculed an article published last week highlighting how woke equity policies have infiltrated Tennessee medical schools, claiming it is a “fact” that such diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology has been “repeatedly proven to improve outcomes for our patients and make[s] us better doctors.”

William Block, M.D., dean of medicine at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, sent out an email, in which he defined the words “equity” as “the quality of being fair and impartial,” and “woke” as “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).”

Read more at The Star News Network.

Connecticut Bill Would Force School Nurses to Train on ‘Systemic Racism,’ ‘Anti-Blackness,’ ‘Gender Diverse Youth’

A measure in the Connecticut legislature would force school nurses to be trained on the tenets of critical race theory, including “systemic racism, explicit and implicit bias, micro aggressions, racial disparities, anti-blackness and experiences of transgender and gender diverse youth.”

The training is attached to training on endometriosis — an often painful disorder of the tissue that lines the uterus.

Read more at Breitbart.

Med School Walks Back Alleged Race-Based Programs After Federal Investigation

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) revised or eliminated several scholarships and programs accused by medical watchdog Do No Harm Senior Fellow Mark Perry of being discriminatory after a federal probe was launched, Do No Harm reported.

Perry filed a complaint in September 2022 against eight scholarships and programs offered by the university that he claimed violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prevents race-based discrimination, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prevents discrimination based on sex, according to Do No Harm. The Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights, which investigated the matter, informed Perry Feb. 28 that the case was closed after finding “credible information indicating that the complaint has been resolved,” the letter reads.

Read more at the Daily Caller.

Study contradicts claims critical race theory isn’t in schools, over 90% students exposed to it

The study also found that CRT increased racial tension and anxiety among students

A recently published study suggests that the overwhelming majority of students in the United States have been exposed to at least one core principle of critical race theory (CRT) despite claims from many on the left that the curriculum is not taught in schools.

Researchers at the Manhattan Institute surveyed responses from more than 1,500 Americans recently out of high school ages 18 to 20, and 90% of respondents said they have heard at least one CRT concept from a teacher or adult at school, and 93% had been taught a core tenet of critical social justice (CSJ), a combination of CRT and radical gender ideology.

Read more at Fox News.

Doctors Condemn Radical Woke Medical School Ideology: ‘Sacrifices the Needs of Patients, Even Their Lives’

More doctors are publicly condemning the Marxist racial and gender ideological agenda into which medical school students are being trained, asserting patents’ health, and even their lives, are being sacrificed for a totalitarian political worldview.

A report published last week, for example, by Do No Harm, an organization of physicians, healthcare professionals, medical students, patients, and policymakers, revealed the pervasive infiltration of woke diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideologies in Tennessee medical school curricula and programs.

Read more at The Star News Network.

SUNY medical school ‘indoctrinating’ students to score 100% DEI compliance

EXCLUSIVE — The Downstate College of Medicine at the State University of New York cited providing travel stipends for faculty to attend “minority faculty development” meetings as an example of the institution’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion , internal documents show.

The New York medical school included the information in its responses to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity Inventory survey. The college’s responses were obtained by the medical watchdog group Do No Harm through a Freedom of Information Act request and were shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner. SUNY Downstate College of Medicine achieved a 100% diversity score in the survey.

Read more at the Washington Examiner.

‘Do No Harm’ Exposes Infiltration of Woke Ideologies in Tennessee Medical Schools

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A report obtained by The Tennessee Star, published by an organization of physicians, healthcare professionals, medical students, patients, and policymakers, reveals the pervasive infiltration of woke diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideologies in Tennessee medical school curricula and programs.

The report from Do No Harm, titled “The DEI Bureaucracy in Tennessee’s Medical Schools: Woke Ideologies Are Reshaping Medical Education in the Volunteer State,” warns of vast implications for medical students and all who receive medical care in the state of Tennessee.

Read more at The Tennessee Star.

UPenn Medical School Forces ‘Diversity Statement’ on Teaching Applicants

The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine is forcing all teaching applicants to write a “diversity statement,” showing their devotion to political ideology.

Some leading questions the medical school suggests to keep in mind when writing the one-page response are, “What does diversity mean to you, and why is this important?” or “Does your engagement with diversity help students prepare for careers in a global society?” according to the application guide.

“If you feel that you may not have a lot to write about for this one-page document, take a moment to reflect on diversity as it relates to your research topic, your teaching, and your service work,” it says. “Do you study groups or people who have been marginalized in society and have uncovered their voices as part of your research? Have you employed inclusive pedagogical techniques in your teaching to encourage students to participate in discussion?”

Read more at Breitbart.

Mississippi Medicaid Comes Out Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children

As the Mississippi Senate considers a bill that would ban the use of pharmaceuticals and sex reassignment surgery for minors who think they are experiencing gender dysphoria, the state’s leading health coverage company has taken a firm stance against the procedures.

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid said it agreed with a report from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (pdf) concluding that there is a lack of conclusive evidence to support medical intervention for gender dysphoria in children and adolescents.

Read more at The Epoch Times.

Pfizer Quietly Changes Requirements for Fellowship Applicants after Discrimination Lawsuit

Pfizer quietly changed the application requirements for its “Breakthrough Fellowship Program” after a nonprofit sued the pharmaceutical giant, claiming the program illegally discriminated against white and Asian applicants.

Do No Harm — a group of health-care professionals, students, and policy-makers that seeks to “protect health care from a radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideology”  —  filed a lawsuit against Pfizer in September on behalf of two of its members, arguing that the fellowship discriminates against white and Asian applicants, no matter their qualifications.

Read more at the National Review.

‘Lucrative Business’: The Child Sex Change Industry Is Exploding In The US

Child sex changes procedures, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries, have become a rapidly-growing, multi-million-dollar industry, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation.

While there is no comprehensive data set tracking the number of children undergoing cross-sex procedures, and the cost of these procedures varies widely, existing data and experts in the field have shed light on a highly profitable and quickly growing market offering largely irreversible procedures to minors. Mastectomies and breast augmentations cost about $10,000, cross-sex genital surgeries cost about $25,000, plus several thousand dollars for anesthesia and a hospital stay, and facial and other cross-sex surgeries range from $2,000 to $15,000, according to the Philadelphia Transgender Surgery Center’s (PTSC) 2019 price list; those prices have gone up in recent years, an employee told the DCNF, but the clinic has not released an updated list and wouldn’t disclose its new prices without a patient consultation.

Read more at The Daily Caller.

‘Gender unicorn’ taught at Oklahoma State University

LGBTQ ‘allies’ trained that ‘biological sex is an ambiguous word,’ male/female ‘mostly a European construct’

Oklahoma State University offers diversity certificate and credentialing programs that train students in LGBTQ ideology, inviting them to be “allies,” according to documents reviewed by a medical accountability nonprofit.

People “across the country are concerned about the elevation of identity politics above excellence in care,” so the organization has “many people sending in information about problematic programs and policies to our anonymous tip line,” Laura Morgan, program manager at Do No Harm, told The College Fix in an email in late January.

Read more at The College Fix.