{"id":2202627,"date":"2024-03-20T13:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospitals-dei-training-implied-racial-bias-is-killing-black-mothers-former-nurse-says\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T13:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:11:50","slug":"hospitals-dei-training-implied-racial-bias-is-killing-black-mothers-former-nurse-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospitals-dei-training-implied-racial-bias-is-killing-black-mothers-former-nurse-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nurse Claims Hospital DEI Training Suggests Racial Bias Contributes to Maternal Mortality Rates for Black Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fhospitals-dei-training-implied-racial-bias-is-killing-black-mothers-former-nurse-says%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=2202627&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>The Contentious Intersection of DEI Training and Healthcare<\/h2>\n<p>In a riveting turn of events, <strong>Brad McDowell<\/strong>, a seasoned registered nurse with 16 years under his belt, claims he was ousted from his position for \u200dsimply voicing concerns over a <strong>DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)<\/strong> training program at his \u200cformer workplace. His contention?\u2062 The training subtly \u2063indicting white nurses&#8217; bias \u2064in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-blues-gets-worse\/\" title=\"Blue State Blues Gets Worse\">alarming rates<\/a> of black maternal deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Courting controversy, McDowell penned his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/i-was-sacked-from-my-nursing-job-for-criticizing-dei-unconcious-bias-training-b21a43cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experiences<\/a> for The\u200b Wall Street Journal, shedding\u2063 light \u200con the compulsory nature of DEI \u200bcourses at Meritus \u2062Medical Center, located in Hagerstown, Maryland. This initiative, according to\u2062 the center, aims to <strong>bridge \u2063the mortality gap<\/strong> between black and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-protesters-harass-young-cheerleaders-over-their-white-privilege-organizer-stands-by-actions\/\" title=\"BLM Protesters Harass Young Cheerleaders Over Their \u2018White Privilege,\u2019 Organizer Stands By Actions\">white mothers<\/a>\u200c during childbirth.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe underlying \u2062message was clear\u2014the training insisted white nurses\u2063 like\u200c myself were partly\u200b responsible for the death \u2064of black mothers,\u201d \u2063McDowell clarified.\u2062 \u201cI was expected to \u200bassimilate \u2062this information \u2063and \u200cadapt it to \u2063my team leadership \u200capproach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Moreover, McDowell criticized the training \u200dprogram, named <strong>Breaking Inequality Reimagining Transformative Healthcare (B.I.R.T.H) Equity Maryland<\/strong>, for its\u2064 &#8220;lack of concrete evidence\u200c linking implicit bias to the high incidence \u2063of maternal fatalities among black \u2063women.&#8221; He outlined the program&#8217;s oversight of the\u2063 multifaceted drivers behind the \u200dhigher black maternal mortality rates,\u200b pointing \u2063to oversimplified definitions of maternal death.<\/p>\n<p>While scrutinizing the official B.I.R.T.H Equity Maryland <a href=\"https:\/\/marylandpatientsafety.org\/birthequitymd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site<\/a>, there appeared to be no instructional content directly attributing racial prejudice to black maternal deaths. Requests for comments made to \u2063the Maryland Patient Safety \u200bCenter,\u200d which administers \u2064the training, went unanswered at \u2063the time of reporting.<\/p>\n<h2>A Clash With Institutionalized\u200b Thinking<\/h2>\n<p>Post-training,\u200b McDowell received additional DEI materials \u200dthat portrayed\u2064 the U.S. as a nation rooted in &#8220;White supremacy ideologies.&#8221; These materials implicated White privilege\u2064 and power in systematically subordinating people of color.<\/p>\n<h3>McDowell&#8217;s Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>Determined not to propagate \u200dwhat he \u200bdeemed &#8220;divisive narratives,&#8221; McDowell opted\u200c out of further courses. \u2063Despite missing these sessions, he claims he faced\u2062 no direct reprimand.<\/p>\n<h3>Turning Point: The Facebook Post Fallout<\/h3>\n<p>However, the tide turned after\u2063 McDowell expressed his views on \u2062Facebook, stating, &#8220;<strong>No employer should \u200dintrude on employees&#8217; subconscious to reshape their thoughts<\/strong>.&#8221;\u2062 Although the post didn&#8217;t associate him with his employer, it echoed his disapproval of &#8216;Unconscious Bias&#8217;\u2064 training.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Following this bold statement on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">personal social media<\/a>, McDowell recounts a swift managerial response\u2014an administrative\u200d leave, quickly succeeded by termination, citing his posts as &#8220;misleading&#8221; or &#8220;false&#8221; without providing \u2063specifics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McDowell&#8217;s termination, as he perceived, was\u200d a direct consequence of an \u2063earlier post condemning\u200d the shift\u2063 in healthcare priorities from patient-centric to diversity-focused initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063the \u200babrupt end to \u2062his tenure at Meritus Medical Center, McDowell remains passionate about nursing. As he looks towards new opportunities,\u200b the healthcare community\u200b continues to debate the\u2064 fine balance between fostering inclusivity and ensuring\u200d freedom\u2062 of thought amongst its professionals.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711032859554000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2P0xzacmznHQusvMgIAHpP\">CLICK HERE TO GET\u200c THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad McDowell, a nurse claiming he was dismissed for questioning DEI training, asserted in The Wall Street Journal that the program indicated racial bias among white nurses was linked to higher mortality rates among black mothers at Meritus Medical Center, Maryland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2202628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1763422429-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1763422429-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}