The documents, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the medical watchdog group Do No Harm and shared with theshow the Joan Edwards School of Medicine participated in a diversity, equity, and inclusion survey administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges that asked schools if they had implemented"holistic" admissions practices to admit a"diverse" student body.
According to their responses to the survey, the medical school said it engaged in several initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion that included"advocat[ing] for policies and/or legislation at a local, state, or federal level related to its diversity, inclusion, and equity mission." The medical school also said it uses collected demographic data to"promote change within the institution" and that it had"admissions policies and practices for encouraging a diverse class of students."
On its website, the medical school says its office of diversity, equity, and inclusion"is committed to devising strategies and overseeing initiatives within the School of Medicine that will shape worldviews and foster a mind set open to different perspectives, new ideas and innovative solutions." "Everyone has a vital role and an important stake in diversity work, whether it is working together to eliminate health disparities or self-educating to become more culturally competent," the medical school says."We will continue to collaborate within and across different communities to reduce inequalities and to create an environment that will facilitate the academic achievement of racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession.
You can have excellence or you can have diversity, but you can't have both.
And they wonder why we don't trust their medical advice on vaccines...