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The Impact of Overturning Race-Conscious Admissions

  • 1.  The Impact of Overturning Race-Conscious Admissions

    Posted 04-24-2025 11:30:00 AM

     After the 2023 SCOTUS decision to overturn race-conscious admissions in higher education, the numbers of Black and Hispanic enrollees fell by double-digits. Hear more from my colleague Norma Poll-Hunter, the AAMC's senior director of workforce diversity, in this KFF Health News piece on the plummeting diversity in medical schools - and the impact on both medical education and patient care. Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown's 'Chilling Effect' - KFF Health News

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    Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown's 'Chilling Effect' - KFF Health News
    Enrollment of underrepresented groups at medical schools fell precipitously this academic year after the Supreme Court's 2023 ban on affirmative action. Education and health experts worry the Trump administration's anti-DEI measures will only worsen the situation, even in states like California that have navigated bans on race-conscious admissions for years.
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    David Skorton
    President and CEO
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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