Search Results for “anti-racism medicine” – The College Fix

Johns Hopkins rescinds DEI memo calling white, Christian, English-speaking people privileged

College Fix Staff — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 03:52:31 +0000

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on Wednesday rescinded an email sent recently from its diversity, equity and inclusion chief that called white, Christian, English-speaking people privileged, among several other “social identity groups,” according to screenshots of the memo posted on X. Others listed on the privileged list included: able-bodied people, heterosexuals, cisgender people…

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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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72 things higher ed declared racist in 2023

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:06:02 +0000

ANALYSIS: Actual racism is rare today, but academia continues to find it Racism is still alive and well in society – if you ask academia. The College Fix reported on 72 things this year that were declared racist or in need of “anti-racist” action, thus indicating they currently suffer from racism. Actions Not wearing a mask Animals Robert E. Lee’s horse Black people Black cops who…

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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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UW-Madison employs one administrator for every four undergrads: analysis

Emily Fowler - The Masters University — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:09:40 +0000

In contrast, teacher-student ratio has remained stagnant The University of Wisconsin Madison employs roughly one administrator for every four undergraduates, and has grown its administration and support staff by 23 percent since 2013, according to an analysis conducted by The College Fix. In contrast, the ratio of undergrads to teaching and instructional staff has largely stayed the same since…

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Med school accreditor requires ‘commitment’ to DEI in mission statements

Emily Fowler - The Masters University — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:04:51 +0000

UPDATED All schools must hire DEI leaders to remain accredited Osteopathic medical schools that want to remain accredited must show they support “diversity, equity, and inclusion” according to the new standards from the accreditor of those institutions. The American Osteopathic Association has recently revised its accreditation standards to include DEI commitments. All of its colleges have…

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Med schools ‘transforming medicine into political advocacy’: analysis

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 04:23:35 +0000

Steve Templeton, a professor at Indiana University School of Medicine–Terre Haute, recently warned against seeing younger doctors because of the lack of rigor at med schools today, saying students are often graded on a pass/fail basis and get dragged over the graduation finish line. “I’d be more skeptical of physicians that are younger…I know a little bit more about how they were trained.

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Teach ‘anti-racism’ to med students with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: study

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:27:49 +0000

‘Edutainment with medical television shows may be a promising avenue for anti-racist curricular content for residents,’ paper states Some medical students could be taught about “anti-racism” with clips from medical TV shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scrubs,” according to an academic paper. “Utilizing Television Clips for Graduate Medical Education: An Acceptability Study…

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UNC med school continues to use DEI metrics despite systemwide ban

Kate Roberson - Brigham Young University — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:08:51 +0000

‘UNC is continuing to deviate from its binding commitments to academic freedom,’ FIRE wrote The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine continues to use some diversity, equity and inclusion recommendations from a School of Medicine task force despite a resolution approved by the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors prohibiting such policies.

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Cornell veterinary school funds ‘racial allyship’ course

Nicholas Kelley - Boyce College — Thu, 25 May 2023 04:02:43 +0000

Enrollees will learn how to create an ‘anti-racism action plan’ Individuals who need help developing a “personalized, anti-racism action plan” and want to learn about “racial allyship” can now take a free course through Cornell University’s medical school. Academics developed the course with a grant from the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for…

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