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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