Republicans aren’t letting up on their scrutiny of medical schools as part of their broader crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
At a hearing titled “Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools” on Tuesday, Republican members of the House Committee on Education and Workforce grilled administrators from the University of California, Los Angeles, and UC San Francisco, as well as the University of Illinois, about whether their medical schools use DEI-focused policies to inform admissions, hiring, curricula and patient care.
“Today’s hearing is about accountability,” said Rep. Tim Walberg, a Michigan Republican and chair of the committee, as he laid out his questions for the medical schools: “Why are you prioritizing politics over medical education? Why are you perpetuating antisemitism and discrimination? Why are you turning doctors into activists?”
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