Op-Ed: Why affirmative action bans hurt health equity (via latimesopinion)
The American Academy of Pediatrics says it is examining all its guidance to eliminate ‘race-based’ medicine and resulting health disparities.
These are not absolute truths for every physician. But policies that reduce the number of physicians from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups — as we have found affirmative action bans to do at medical schools — will probably harm health outcomes of patients from those same groups. So, how can we improve the diversity of the physician workforce and reap its attendant health benefits? First, at the policy level, we need to preserve the use of race-conscious admissions practices. This means reconsidering state bans on affirmative action where they exist . It also means understanding and conveying to relevant decision-makers the benefits of diversity to health, education and other areas, and identifying policies that harm this diversity.
Second, at the medical school level, admissions committees must commit to holistic review of applicants so that no single factor like standardized test scores rules out the consideration of an applicant. This will also require increased investment in interventions that minimize the influence of stereotypes that harm applicants.
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