At Loyola Medical School - no check boxes in application
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Medical school drops race, ethnicity requirements from internship following investigation
Loyola University Chicago’s medical school recently removed requirements from an internship application that would have barred students from applying because of their race or ethnicity.
Following a discrimination complaint filed by Do No Harm’s Laura L. Morgan, the Department of Education (DOEd) notified Morgan that it dropped its investigation into the Stritch School of Medicine on Feb. 17, according to Morgan’s interview with Campus Reform.
In what appears to be a response to Morgan’s complaint, the medical school removed identity-based requirements for its Diversity in Surgery Visiting Sub-Internship Program.
The complaint and updated website show that applicants no longer have to submit photos or belong to the following racial/ethnic groups: “African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Native, [and] Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.”
Morgan filed the complaint in Aug. 2022 with DOEd’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on behalf of Do No Harm, a medical group that opposes “medicine based on discriminatory, divisive ideologies.”
Her complaint included photos of the internship requirements listed on the medical school's website, which she alleged constituted “discrimination on the basis of race … in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
Marcela Sanchez-Aguila, a supervisory attorney for OCR, confirmed her office’s investigation into the Stritch School of Medicine on Jan. 19. Approximately one week later, Morgan said, the website was updated to remove the identity-based requirements depicted in the complaint’s photos.
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I'm surprised they didn't include lesbian/gay/trans in the diversity groups, along with that requirement for photo proof.
Sometimes I think the culture wars on the left are mostly fueled by sexual deviants looking to gather socially acceptable masturbation material.
