DEI policies threaten medical excellence

In recent months, the Trump administration’s decisive action to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has ignited important conversations about merit and excellence in our healthcare and medical institutions. Nowhere are these considerations more critical than in medicine, where the stakes are literally life and death.

The foundation of modern medicine rests upon rigorous academic standards, extensive scientific knowledge, and clinical competence. Medical education demands exceptional aptitude in biology, chemistry, anatomy, and pharmacology — subjects that require objective mastery rather than subjective interpretation. When institutions prioritize demographic characteristics over academic qualifications, they fundamentally compromise this educational foundation.

As many in the administration have rightly noted, when it comes to the medical field, putting aside merit in favor of race, “gender identity,” and religion can quite

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