[marktwain]

He wrote that “diversity in academic medicine is not only a necessity at the [school of medicine], but is a necessity nationally as well.”

Black and Hispanic people are historically underrepresented in the medical field — which can be detrimental to patients of color. In 2012, just 7.4% of medical school graduates in the U.S. were Hispanic and 6.8% were Black. Among practicing physicians, 5.2% were Hispanic and 3.8% were Black.

Why is diversity in academic medicine considered a necessity? Remember, we are talking about diversity of skin tone and one kind of ethnic ancestry? Why?

The presumption, presented without evidence, expected to be assumed without evidence, is that discrimination against some people of color and/or Hispanic ancestry prevents them from achieving the same levels of employment in all fields as, say, Jews, Asians, or in the case of Hispanics, other European based ancestries.

There is virtually no reliable evidence to support such assumptions. There is plenty of evidence to support the contention the assumption is wrong.

Why then is it considered a necessity?

Strictly for political and ideological reasons.

[RikaStrom]

While I was getting my drivers license renewed here in Houston, they were running ads on the screens about how all the medical research done was done by old white people and that research led to bad decisions on the health and welfare of people of color.

Oh yeah, they want serious ethnic diversity in the medical field, it’s going to be another area where groups self segregate because you just know white people arent going to be looking after the black and brown patients correctly. /wth and loads of sarcasm

[Calvin Locke]

He wrote that “diversity in academic medicine is not only a necessity at the [school of medicine], but is a necessity nationally as well.”

Somebody once commented here that, for instance, the grads of Howard University College of Medicine have a statistically high number of malpractice awards above the mean, increasing the insurance burden among all MDs, and therefore increasing medical costs to patients and taxpayers.

Perhaps Howard Med could use some diversity.

Then again, I think they got rid of the medical school dean that tried to increase standards, and replaced him with a concerned racist.

[GnuThere]

It’s about as logical as if I got on a bus with a black bus driver and FEEL my experience is diminished by not having a driver who looks like me.
Total leftist nonsense.