Several recent discrimination lawsuits suggest there's more to be done
A former employee with knowledge of the school’s internal demographic data also says Kaiser had difficulty retaining faculty and staff of color across roles. But unflattering data about retention were never distributed throughout the school, says the former employee. “Any data that ran contrary to the narrative [the dean] was trying to create, he would dismiss,” the former staffer says.
Tensions boiled over when Khoury was abruptly suspended, with little explanation, in the summer of 2020. “Here I am thinking that I have the permission to be all of who I am, and that that is appreciated,” Khoury says, looking back on the experience. “And for them to not even speak to me is so disabling, traumatic. It strips you of any identity.”
People kneel as doctors, nurses and other health care workers participate in a"White Coats for Black Lives" event in solidarity with George Floyd and other black Americans killed by police officers, at the Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, California on June 11, 2020.Kaiser’s medical school opened in 2020, when racial issues were top of mind for the entire country. It had no history to overcome, no statues to tear down or buildings to rename.
But some schools—particularly those founded relatively recently—are trying. Charles Collier, an assistant dean at Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, has run a program that supports students from underrepresented backgrounds on their paths to medical school since 2012, two years after the school was founded.
Still, Reede notes that Harvard Medical School has been engaged in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for more than 50 years, dating back to when a former dean in 1968LaShyra Nolen, president of Harvard Medical School’s 2023 graduating class, says Harvard’s medical students and residents are widely committed to equity and anti-racism, but it can be hard to inspire the same enthusiasm from veteran figures in medicine. She points to a recent book written by Dr.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. can't punish Christian hospitals for refusing to do abortions, gender surgeryThe U.S. government cannot require several Christian medical groups and providers to perform abortions or gender transition surgeries under the Affordable Care Act, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Read more »
Getting contraception gets complicated for patients at Catholic hospitalsMany hospitals and health care clinics in the U.S. are affiliated with the Catholic Church, which means religious directives might limit the types of contraception they can offer.
Read more »
Want to Lower Abortion Rates? Look to Canada’s Example.“...one might even call Canada’s policies more accurate examples of what pro-life should mean: policies that support the health and well being of pregnant people and their children.”
Read more »
Commentary: Benefits of Inflation Reduction Act far-rangingThe Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, will lower prescription drug, health care, and...
Read more »
US dollar hits new 20-year high — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this weekFarewell, $20,000 support? Here are five Bitcoin price triggers for this week.
Read more »
Billy Eichner Drags Clarence Thomas and 'All the Homophobes on the Supreme Court' at 2022 VMAs“We are not letting them drag us back into the last century,” Eichner said
Read more »