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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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Southern Illinois U. med school hires first poetry professor; dean is her father

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:03:47 +0000

Carr describes herself as ‘ecofeminist,’ writes abortion poetry The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine briefly employed Emily Kruse Carr, the daughter of its dean, as its first poetry professor this fall, university records show. Carr, a creative writing professor and self-described “ecofeminist” and “beach witch,” joined the medical school as an assistant professor of medical…

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Medical schools now sell credentials, not knowledge, scholars argue

Daniel Nuccio - Northern Illinois University — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:01:10 +0000

Gone are the days when rigor in medical school weeded out the weakest links. When it comes to med schools today, credentials are the commodity, students are the consumers. Michigan State University physiology professor Stephen DiCarlo and research assistant Heidi Lujan recently wrote in Advances in Physiology Education that administrators and students are both “increasingly considering…

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‘We are butchering children’: Academics unite against ‘medical transitioning’ of kids

Graeme Straughn - The Kings College — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:12:30 +0000

‘The premise of the current ‘gender-affirming’ model of care is unsound and leads to serious harm,’ conference participant and biologist said Academics, clinicians, writers, and others critical of contemporary gender ideology gathered in Denver at a conference hosted by an international group opposing “gender-affirming care” for children. Genspect launched its “Bigger Picture Conference” Nov.

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Medical students face pressure to participate in elective abortions

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:16:56 +0000

Pro-life leader: Schools push ‘students to forsake conscience for politics’ Leftist politics are trumping the science of healing at medical schools throughout the U.S. To remain accredited, osteopathic medical schools now must show they support “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” And to be viewed as well-rounded OB-GYNs, medical students are feeling pressured to do elective abortions.

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Medical school professors, doctors redefine ‘fertility’ to be more inclusive

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:02:57 +0000

New definition applies to single women, LGBT women, anyone who wants a child A major medical organization put forth a new definition of “infertility” to accommodate anyone trying to become pregnant. “Infertility” redefined by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine may mean “the need for medical intervention, including, but not limited to, the use of donor gametes or donor embryos in…

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New to New York campuses this fall: abortion pills

Charlotte Lannon - University of Dallas — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:09:14 +0000

Pro-lifers say new law lacks safeguards, support for families Students at New York public universities have access to abortion pills on campus for the first time this fall, a change that pro-life leaders say puts lives at risk and lacks support for families. “New York has the most regressive abortion laws in the world,” Michele Sterlace of Feminists Choosing Life of New York told The College…

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‘Anti-racism’ required for medical professionals, U. of Minnesota teaches

College Fix Staff — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:52:56 +0000

In 2021, the U of Minn. School of Public Health received a $5 million philanthropic grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota The University of Minnesota School of Public Health teaches a curriculum that states “anti-racism” is a “core professional competency” for medical professionals. Fox News reported Wednesday that the U of M “School of Public Health’s Center For Antiracism…

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Faculty union: UArizona nursing students should ask 3-year-olds about ‘gender identity’

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:25:21 +0000

University says it doesn’t ‘advocate for young children to be asked gender-related questions’ A faculty labor union put pressure on the University of Arizona this month to teach nursing students to ask 3-year-old patients about their “gender identity” after the Tucson-based school backtracked on the issue. The university is facing criticism from both sides of the transgender debate after…

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Citing liability issues, Missouri university stops giving minors transgender treatments

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:02:31 +0000

A recent Missouri law limiting youth transgender treatment creates an unacceptable legal risk for doctors, university said A Missouri university hospital stopped granting children with gender dysphoria access to “cross-sex” hormones and puberty-blocking drugs. Doctors at a Washington University in St. Louis clinic ceased prescribing minors these treatments “for the purposes of gender…

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