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Racial scholarships could jeopardize American Medical Association Foundation's tax-exempt status, complaint says
6+ day, 22+ hour 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
2+ week, 1+ day 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.
2+ week, 2+ 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
2+ week, 1+ day 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'
2+ week, 2+ 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
2+ week, 4+ 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
3+ week, 6+ hour 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…...
DEI Mandates No More: The LCME Quietly Removes "Bias" and "Equity" Requirements
3+ week, 1+ day ago (252+ words) Earlier this month, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the main accrediting body for allopathic medical schools, quietly updated its 2027-2028 standards. The change, unannounced and easy to miss, is enormously consequential: the LCME removed the requirement that medical schools…...
Genetic mutations and racial disparities in leukemia survival
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) Throughout contemporary medical discourse, health disparities among racial and ethnic groups are often attributed to'systemic and structural racism. Furthermore, organizations such as the American Medical Association assert that race itself is a'social construct'and urge a shift away from viewing race…...
Department of Justice Moves to Intervene in Do No Harm Lawsuit Against UCLA Medical School
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) Today, the Department of Justice moved to intervene in Do No Harm's lawsuit against the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In May 2025, Do No Harm and Students for Fair Admissions filed a…...