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Federally funded hospital networks face HHS complaint over race-based scholarships
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (116+ words) donoharmmedicine. org Two Midwestern hospital systems are facing civil rights complaints alleging they unlawfully restrict scholarship opportunities based on race, escalating a broader push against diversity-focused programs in medical institutions by the Trump administration. The advocacy group Do No Harm…...
Do No Harm Files Civil Rights Complaints Against Two Major Healthcare Systems Over Discriminatory Scholarship Programs
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (462+ words) donoharmmedicine. org SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH; April 21, 2026 " Today, Do No Harm filed complaints with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Beacon Health System and Valley Health System for operating discriminatory student healthcare…...
Complaint Filed with IRS Seeks to Strip AMA Foundation of Tax-Exempt Status Over "Racially Discriminatory" Scholarships
1+ week, 6+ day ago (155+ words) donoharmmedicine. org Do No Harm filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), urging an investigation into whether the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation should lose its tax-exempt status. The watchdog organization is asking the federal government to…...
Racial scholarships could jeopardize American Medical Association Foundation's tax-exempt status, complaint says
2+ week, 6+ day ago (139+ words) donoharmmedicine. org "Racially discriminatory scholarships are unlawful and morally wrong, to say nothing of the negative impact they have on public confidence in our medical system," Dr Kurt Miceli, the chief medical officer of Do No Harm, said in a…...
Do No Harm Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Three Healthcare Providers" Discriminatory Residency Programs
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (143+ words) Since these institutions receive federal funding, Do No Harm's complaint alleges the residency programs violate'Title VI of the Civil Rights Act'and'Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act'(ACA), which prohibit national origin discrimination in "any health program or activity." Each of…...
Do No Harm v. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (177+ words) On March 30, 2026, Do No Harm filed a'federal lawsuit against the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its administration of a racially discriminatory scholarship, the'Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program (NHHSP). Designed for students pursuing certain healthcare careers, this lucrative…...
New Do No Harm Report Debunks AAMC's Racial Concordance Narrative
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (146+ words) SALT LAKE CITY, UT: March 31, 2026 "Today, medical watchdog Do No Harm released a new report debunking assertions by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) about alleged benefits of racial concordance in assessing and treating pain. Yet, as Do No…...
Do No'Harm Files Lawsuit Challenging'Discriminatory Federal Health Scholarship Program'
4+ week, 1+ day ago (254+ words) SALT LAKE CITY, UT; March 30, 2026 " Today, Do No Harm filed a federal lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program (the Program) administered by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services…...
As political pressure mounts, medical school accreditor drops requirement to teach about health equity
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (209+ words) In the year since, there has been no sign that the pressure is letting up. In February, the CEO of Do No Harm, a group that advocates against diversity initiatives in medicine, wrote an'opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal'calling…...
UCSF's OBGYN Residency Program Embraces Disturbing Ideology
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (714+ words) In simpler times, it would be a safe assumption that the primary purpose of a residency program is to train physicians to provide the best possible medical care. Clinical excellence should be assumed to be the goal of any medical…...