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Patients may suffer the painful consequences if the war against merit — and for racial discrimination — continues. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling against affirmative action in college admissions isn’t deterring fans of race-based admissions — it’s inspiring them to seek workarounds. And that could be bad news for the Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT. […]
In a spectacular turnaround, the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) has quietly rescinded its prior requirements for all nurses in the state to take implicit bias training as a condition of licensure.
The deadline for completing an approved implicit bias course was July 1, 2023. However, according to the KBN website as of July 27, the mandate has been removed. “If you have not obtained the training at this time,” the Continuing Education Competency webpage states, “please note you will no longer be required to do so.”
Will medical schools stop discriminating by race? That’s the big question following the Supreme Court’s recent decision ending so-called “affirmative action” in college admissions. Most medical schools are trying to find workarounds, but one Texas institution appears to be doing the right thing.
A vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at MaineHealth, one of the largest hospital systems in the State of Maine which serves a predominantly White community, blasted executives’ Whiteness and claimed that the racial group of people need to be subjected to “sensitivity” training in order to create a “safe space.”
During an antiracist training, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ryan Polly blasted White leadership at “predominately White” corporations for purportedly behaving in a way he described as “Whiteness.” He further claimed that White people are uncomfortable being associated with people of color.
In April 2023, we reported that the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSM) at the KU Medical Center (KUMC) removed the racially-discriminatory eligibility criteria from the Urban Scholars program, which was described as a “hallowed program” by a Kansas state representative, who is also a primary care physician. But KUMC is again under investigation for the two scholarships we described in our April posting.
Critic of the paper says ‘health literacy is an even bigger problem’ “Structural racism” contributes to higher Type 2 diabetes rates in black Americans, according to a new paper from Emory University researchers. The researchers used a framework that “consider[s] the domains of health behaviours and social norms, structural racism, access to high-quality care, economic […]
A coalition of California doctors, including the anti-discrimination group Do No Harm, filed a lawsuit against California’s mandated implicit bias training for physicians, noting the training promotes the belief that “white individuals are naturally racist.” AB 241, passed by California lawmakers in 2019, requires all continuing medical education (CME) courses to include implicit bias training. […]
When members of Do No Harm attended the 2023 Endocrine Society meeting, we heard from many endocrinologists who quietly expressed concerns about current standards of care in pediatric gender medicine. A recent post on the anonymous social media platform Reddit reveals that those sentiments are not unique to one specialty.
The American Academy of Pediatrics plans to review the evidence for irreversible, experimental transgender care for children and may amend its policies on the matter, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Reportedly, the review will include evaluations of care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy treatment. Children who identify as “transgender” […]
Doctors sue to stop a California requirement to teach ‘implicit bias. The diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracy has injected progressive politics into many corners of the private economy, but its role in medicine is especially pernicious. Now a lawsuit is challenging whether California can force doctors who teach continuing medical education courses to also teach […]
The Supreme Court just said racial discrimination isn’t allowed in college admissions. So how is the Association of American Medical Colleges responding to the end of affirmative action? You guessed it: By calling for more racial discrimination.
Two physicians and a nonprofit group have filed a lawsuit against the Medical Board of California to stop it from enforcing a state requirement for physicians to study the role of implicit bias in health inequities as part of continuing medical education, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. A California state law that took effect Jan. […]
A nonprofit and two individuals filed a lawsuit Tuesday against California for its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives required for prospective medical doctors. Do No Harm, a group formed last year to oppose DEI in medicine, joined Los Angeles-based anesthesiologist Dr. Marilyn Singleton and ophthalmologist Dr. Azadeh Khatibi in suing the Medical Board of California. Read more […]
Two doctors and medical advocacy group Do No Harm are suing California over its law requiring that doctors complete “implicit bias” training as part of their continuing medical education. DNH and Dr. Marilyn Singleton, a Los Angeles anesthesiologist, joined Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, a Los Angeles ophthalmologist, in its suit against the Medical Board of California. Read more at the Washington Examiner.
Doctors in California sued the state for mandating so-called “implicit bias” training for physicians in continuing education courses, according to a press release from Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF). California passed Assembly Bill 241 in 2019, which mandates so-called “implicit bias” trainings for doctors by law, in which they are required to learn about their so-called “unconscious bias” […]
On August 1, 2023, Do No Harm, joined by Dr. Marilyn Singleton and Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, filed a federal lawsuit challenging a California law that requires private instruction in Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses to contain specified “implicit bias” training curriculum for physicians. The case argues that California’s CME mandate violates the First Amendment rights of […]
Today, Do No Harm and Dr. Marilyn Singleton joined Dr. Azadeh Khatibi in a lawsuit challenging California’s mandatory implicit bias training for physicians to restore free speech in medical training. Azadeh Khatibi, et al. v. Kristina Lawson, et. al, filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, challenges mandate AB 241 passed by California lawmakers in 2019, […]
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently made waves by publishing junk science in one of their journals. Old habits die hard. Only one week later, they’re at it again.
The new study inquires whether “implicit bias” is associated with “disparities in breast reconstruction rates, complications, or cost” among women who received mastectomies as a treatment for breast cancer.