The terrible thing about DEI programs in medicine is that they perpetuate stereotypes. If you knew that admissions to all medical schools was color-blind, would you have any concerns that a medical specialist assigned to your care was from a minority group? No. Everyone had to meet the same tough standards to get in and earn the MD after…
The terrible thing about DEI programs in medicine is that they perpetuate stereotypes. If you knew that admissions to all medical schools was color-blind, would you have any concerns that a medical specialist assigned to your care was from a minority group? No. Everyone had to meet the same tough standards to get in and earn the MD after their name.
On the other hand, if you know that your specialist got in to medical school only because of lowered standards for minority candidates, you might be very concerned. And rightfully so.
Work on improving elementary and high school education for disadvantaged kids so that they can get into medical school on merit! Lowering standards is pernicious and will lead to more senseless deaths and bad medical outcomes.
Correct. It is impossible for Equity to produce excellence. It must lower the standards to achieve it's aim, and therefore is destructive of everything it corrupts.
The terrible thing about DEI programs in medicine is that they perpetuate stereotypes. If you knew that admissions to all medical schools was color-blind, would you have any concerns that a medical specialist assigned to your care was from a minority group? No. Everyone had to meet the same tough standards to get in and earn the MD after their name.
On the other hand, if you know that your specialist got in to medical school only because of lowered standards for minority candidates, you might be very concerned. And rightfully so.
Work on improving elementary and high school education for disadvantaged kids so that they can get into medical school on merit! Lowering standards is pernicious and will lead to more senseless deaths and bad medical outcomes.
Correct. It is impossible for Equity to produce excellence. It must lower the standards to achieve it's aim, and therefore is destructive of everything it corrupts.