Notwithstanding the famous California court case from the 70's, I know a young man with a 4.0 GPA in the early 90's who couldn't get accepted by any med schools.
Yes, I vividly recall a physician I know, telling me, way back in 1978 when he was a medical student, that fellow students of a certain pigmentation were being "pushed through" the system, even though they were obviously unqualified to be physicians and that, as a result, he would never refer patients to such a person.
Requirements for med school were dumbed down in 1970 at the demand of feminists who were enraged that few women were making the cut. Think about the men who acquiesced here and so quickly too in 1970! Probably Harvard, I don’t now recall.
"diversity" in med schools has been going on for decades
When I went through USAF pilot training in 1990, women, minorities, and politically connected students got near infinite chances to fail and return to training.