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Doctors protest proposed DEI emphasis in Canadian medical school training

Brayden Dean - University of Georgia — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:02:04 +0000

‘It will lead to worse care for patients,’ create doctors who ‘care more about ideology’ than patients: watchdog group A draft report from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada that recommends medical schools focus more on “anti-racism” and “oppression” is causing an uproar among many in the medical community. The proposed alterations to CanMEDS, the framework that shapes…

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Trans professor with ‘be gay, do crimes’ tattoo appointed to WHO taskforce

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:57:15 +0000

Law professor will help create health guidelines for ‘trans, gender diverse people’ A Canadian transgender professor who sports a “be gay, do crimes” tattoo recently was appointed to a World Health Organization group tasked with developing healthcare guidelines for “trans and gender diverse people.” Florence Ashley, an assistant law professor at the University of Alberta, is one of 21…

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Med schools redo ‘diversity’ programs after federal complaints

Elaine Gunthorpe - Christendom College — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:04:32 +0000

Several med schools scale down diversity programs to comply with federal law following complaints from watchdog organization Several medical schools across the nation have recently amended or scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies after they were flagged by Do No Harm, a medical advocacy group that seeks to push back against declining meritocratic standards and DEI…

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Physicians propose med schools focus more on ‘oppression,’ ‘race’ than ‘medical expertise’

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:36:42 +0000

Recommendation comes from Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons A Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons proposal to teach Canadian medical students more about “anti-racism” and “oppression” than “medical expertise” has doctors and academics alarmed. This week, Do No Harm, a medical watchdog group, launched a petition for physicians to oppose the recommendation…

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Moms arrange playdates for their college kids on Facebook, WhatsApp: report

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:42:33 +0000

Some moms are taking helicopter parenting to a whole new level. A new report in New York magazine describes how some moms arrange playdates for their college kids on social media apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp. It’s a trend that’s an outgrowth of groups created for parents of students at various universities: “Some groups are schoolwide, while others are specific to a cohort — graduating…

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Universities report continued spike in students seeking mental health services

Peter Baugher - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:06 +0000

Wichita State U. sees 73 percent increase in one year, Washington State U. 25 percent Universities are reporting a significant uptick in students seeking mental health services after the American Psychological Association called the trend a “crisis” last fall. Wichita State University’s CARE team, which supports students and faculty in situations that interfere with their ability to “function…

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American Medical Association stays opposed to assisted suicide

Marshelle Paulino - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:00:20 +0000

Resolutions called for the AMA to support or stay neutral Efforts to change the American Medical Association’s opposition to assisted suicide failed this week, as two resolutions were voted down by the House of Delegates. One resolution proposed changing current AMA policy to delete the statement that “Physicians must not perform euthanasia or participate in assisted suicide.

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‘Gender-affirming’ surgeries are ‘essential’ for med school students, Harvard says

Hudson Crozier - University of North Texas — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:01:50 +0000

‘Gender-affirming’ surgeries are ‘essential’ ‘knowledge’ for med school students, Harvard says Harvard Medical School students can commit “gender affirming surgery” on adult hospital patients for coursework this fall and next spring. A four-week elective course called “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” lets students “participate in procedures that span the entire specialty including hand…

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‘We got gliders’: Emory doctor ‘no longer employed’ after Hamas praise

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:11:07 +0000

Oncologist who said ‘glory to all resistance fighters’ is no longer at Emory Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute no longer employs a doctor who praised Hamas on social media. The doctor’s comments included a poem that included praise for the terrorists who flew hang gliders into a music festival and killed civilians on Oct 7. “Dr. Abeer AbouYabis is no longer employed or practicing…

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Doctors should practice ‘anti-racist documentation,’ paper argues

Dakota Powell - Wheaton College — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:05:31 +0000

‘The New England Journal of Medicine is the world’s leading health journal. It’s troubling that they indulge woke activists at the expense of common sense and scientific rigor,’ anti-woke group says A Georgetown University doctor has produced a paper recommending changes to medicine that would make it a more “anti-racist institution.” Dr. J. Corey Willams, a graduate of Johns Hopkins School of…

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