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In its ongoing fight against identity politics in medicine, Do No Harm exposed the American Medical Association this week for content related to identity politics and diversity, equity and inclusion in its Continuing Medical Education courses. Do No Harm Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Center Square: “The level of ideological bias documented in our report raises serious concerns about the integrity of these [Continuing Medical Education] offerings.” In order to maintain their license to practice medicine, medical professionals must continually keep up with their education – in varying degrees state by state – as explained by Do...

Would you rather your doctor know which side your liver is on or be sensitive to your concepts of "social justice"? If "reformers" of Western medical education have their way, the latter skill might be given equal weight with the former. Patricia Hausman, editor of Science Insights, an electronic publication of National Association of Scholars, recently solicited the views of John Robinson, a professor of medicine and microbiology at Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill. Robinson said that about 10 years ago, the complaint arose among politicians, patient groups and even medical organizations that although faculties were...