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Doctors Warn New Medical School Guidance Would Lead to Unqualified Physicians and Unscientific MedicineAccreditation guidelines call meritocracy 'malignant,' suggest genetic screening is racist The two accrediting bodies for American medical schools now say that meritocracy is "malignant" and that race has "no genetic or scientific basis," positions that many doctors worry will lower standards of care and endanger lives by discouraging vital genetic testing. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits all medical schools in North America, is cosponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association for Medical Colleges (AAMC)—the same groups that on Oct. 30...

These so-call "doctors" are so greedy, no wonder they only represent less than 20 present of all doctors in the US.

Washington, D.C., June 15, 2010—The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) issued the following statement today on "The Societal Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools," a new study in the June 15 Annals of Internal Medicine: "The new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine presents a flawed and limited picture of how medical schools serve society's needs through their integrated missions of education, research, and patient care. Medical schools are very committed to their social missions. While producing primary care physicians, ensuring more diversity in the physician workforce, and encouraging more doctors to practice in underserved areas are...

Washington, D.C.—A new report released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) details how the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals are advancing science and stimulating economic growth one year after passage of an additional $10 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The report, From Recovery to Discovery: ARRA Funding and Medical Research, contains letters from 83 institutions that highlight how ARRA grants have been used during the past year to advance scientific and medical innovation, improve the health of local communities, and stimulate economic growth....

Oakland -- An Alameda County judge ordered the administrator of the Medical College Admissions Test to overhaul its policies for accommodating people with learning disabilities. Superior Court Judge Ronald Sabraw issued the order to the Association of American Medical Colleges Tuesday after finding that its policies for disabled test takers violate state civil rights laws. Sabraw gave the AAMC 60 days to revamp its policies for reviewing requests from people with disabilities and to provide accommodations for the MCAT that could include providing extra time, different test settings or special devices or equipment. The initial lawsuit, later expanded to cover...

March 4, 2003 — Editor's Note: In a special communication published in the March 5 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, Jordan J. Cohen, MD, argues in favor of affirmative action or altering admissions criteria to facilitate minority enrollment in medical schools. A pending decision from the U.S. Supreme Court could have "catastrophic consequences" on medical school admissions, according to Dr. Cohen, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington, D.C. After the the University of Michigan won lower court victories upholding its policies of race-conscious decision-making in higher education admissions, these lower court...