{"id":2190554,"date":"2024-03-01T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-dei-medical-school-garbage-this-time-its-ucla\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T17:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:51:37","slug":"more-dei-medical-school-garbage-this-time-its-ucla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-dei-medical-school-garbage-this-time-its-ucla\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA adds to DEI\/Medical School controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-dei-medical-school-garbage-this-time-its-ucla%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2190554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Medical Schools Prioritizing DEI Principles Over\u200b Medicine\u200d Education<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this week, we reported on the concerning trend of diversity, \u200dequity, and inclusion (DEI) infiltrating Duke University School of Medicine. Surgical teams are now being \u2063infused with DEI\u200b principles, and medical schools are \u2063prioritizing teaching wokeness instead of actual medicine.<\/p>\n<p>We reached out \u200cto our listeners for\u2064 tips \u2062on the inculcation \u200cof DEI in medical schools, and the organization DoNoHarm showed us internal emails from UCLA&#8217;s medical school, one of the top institutions in \u2063the country. These \u2064emails revealed a mandatory class called &#8220;Structural\u200d Racism and \u2063Health Equity,&#8221; which\u2064 instructed students to\u200b read \u200cabout indigenous\u2063 resistance wars\u200c where\u200c Native Americans killed white people. The purpose was to\u200c encourage students to \u2062imagine \u2062liberation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ BREAKING: We&#8217;ve obtained internal emails from UCLA&#8217;s medical \u200cschool \u2014 supposedly one of the best in the country. If you want to understand \u200bhow DEI and anti-white, anti-American hatred \u2062have been mainlined into \u2063the medical profession, you need to see this.\ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1763638253507235996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is the\u2062 shocking reality of what\u200d is\u2064 being taught at esteemed medical schools like UCLA.\u2063 To\u2064 achieve \u200ctheir goals,\u200d students must\u200c fully embrace \u2062the cult\u2063 of wokeness. \u2062They are also taught about \u200b&#8221;Blackness and Indigeneity&#8221; and encouraged to imagine a world after settler colonialism and white \u200bsupremacy.<\/p>\n<p>Further recommended reading includes \u200can article titled\u2063 &#8220;Decolonization \u200dIs Not\u2063 a\u200d Metaphor,&#8221; which excuses actual \u2063violence. The Left&#8217;s definition of &#8220;settler colonialism&#8221; encompasses anything the West has done, and \u2062&#8221;white supremacy&#8221; \u2064refers \u2064to the inherent \u200cracism in all societal structures.<\/p>\n<p>The emails from UCLA&#8217;s School \u2062of Medicine also reveal that students are directed to listen to\u200c a podcast called \u2064&#8221;Indigenae,&#8221; which promotes unscientific ideas such \u200cas &#8220;two-spirit&#8221; and \u200b&#8221;womxn.&#8221; The term &#8220;womxn&#8221; is used to exclude men, \u2064but it\u200b is\u2064 not even pronounceable.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/ep-1916-duel-at-the-border-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>So why are these classes not just recommended but mandatory for students? How does this make them \u2062better \u200dmedical professionals?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is simple:\u200c it doesn&#8217;t. Instead, it instills\u2062 a \u2062specific set \u2062of values in them,\u2062 which \u200dthey are expected \u200bto carry \u2062into their medical practice. They are taught \u200cto prioritize certain patients based on race and to treat \u200dthem differently\u2062 in the name of fighting white\u2062 supremacy and settler colonialism.<\/p>\n<p>These\u200d materials\u2063 are not only irrelevant\u2064 but also dangerous. \u200bMedical school should solely focus on teaching medicine, not\u2064 promoting divisive ideologies. The same health recommendations should\u200d apply to all patients, regardless of their intersectional identities.<\/p>\n<p>Medical\u200c practice should not be influenced by the history of\u2063 structural\u2064 racism. Doctors should not have to hold back for fear of offending\u200d someone when an accurate medical diagnosis is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The only way to put \u2062an end to this is by exposing it.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2063can medical schools effectively integrate DEI principles into their curriculum without \u2062detracting \u2063from the rigorous scientific and\u200c clinical training that medical students need?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Medical education is supposed to provide students with the \u2062knowledge and skills necessary to become competent and compassionate physicians. However, recent developments \u200cindicate \u200cthat some medical \u200bschools are prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion \u2062(DEI)\u2062 principles over the fundamental education needed to \u200bpractice medicine.<\/p>\n<p>One example of this concerning trend can be\u200c seen at Duke\u200c University School\u200d of Medicine,\u200d where surgical\u2063 teams are now being infused with DEI principles. While diversity and \u2063inclusion are important in any field, the focus should primarily be on medical expertise. It is crucial for medical professionals to prioritize their patients&#8217; health and well-being above all else, and diverting attention away from medicine itself raises concerns\u200d about the quality of care provided.<\/p>\n<p>Further evidence of this shift in priorities can be found at UCLA&#8217;s medical school,\u200b a renowned institution in the United States. Internal emails obtained by the organization DoNoHarm revealed a mandatory \u2063class called &#8220;Structural Racism \u200dand Health Equity.&#8221; While addressing issues of \u200dstructural racism and\u2063 health\u2064 disparities is\u200c important, the content of the\u2063 class took \u2062a problematic turn. Students\u200b were instructed \u2063to read about indigenous \u200bresistance wars where Native Americans killed white people, with the purported \u200dpurpose of \u2064encouraging\u2063 students\u200c to imagine liberation. Such an approach, focusing on historical\u2062 incidents of violence, does not\u200c align \u200bwith the core\u2062 principles of \u2062medical\u2063 education.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b infiltration of DEI principles into medical schools raises questions about\u200c the intended purpose of\u200d medical\u200c education. While it is crucial to\u2062 address historical inequalities\u200b and work towards a more inclusive healthcare system, it should not \u200ddetract from the rigorous scientific and clinical training that\u2064 medical students need to become\u200b competent physicians. Medical schools \u2062should prioritize a curriculum that focuses on evidence-based medicine, critical thinking, and practical skills, rather than pushing a specific ideological agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064goal of medical\u200c education should be to produce physicians who are well-equipped\u200c to address the diverse needs of\u200b their patients\u2063 in\u2064 a compassionate and \u2064scientifically informed manner. This can only\u200c be achieved by maintaining a strong emphasis on the\u200d foundations of medicine. While diversity,\u200b equity, and inclusion are \u200bimportant values, they should be integrated into medical education \u200din a way\u200d that enhances\u2063 the quality of care provided, rather than overshadowing the core\u2064 principles of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial for medical schools \u2064to strike a balance between addressing societal \u2064issues and ensuring that their graduates are competent healthcare professionals. By prioritizing DEI principles over medicine education, medical schools risk compromising the quality of healthcare \u2064and undermining the trust patients have in the medical profession. \u2062It \u200dis essential that medical education\u200c remains focused on providing students \u200bwith the \u2063knowledge and skills \u2063they need to become excellent physicians, while also promoting diversity, equity, \u2062and inclusion in a\u2062 way that aligns \u200bwith the core principles of medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Response has been overwhelming. Many have shared stories of professors prioritizing DEI over medical education, leading to a decline in quality. Students feel pressured to conform to certain ideologies, hindering their ability to learn and think critically. 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