As Political Pressure Mounts, Medical School Accreditor Drops Requirement to Teach About Health Equity
U.S. medical school accreditor removes requirement for teaching health inequities amid rising political pressure.
The leading medical school accreditation body in the U.S. has removed language from its standards requiring schools to teach about health inequities, according to STAT News. The change eliminates prior mandates around structural competency and related topics as political pressure against DEI programs in education continues to build. Source: https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/medical-schools-dei-lcme-drops-structural-competency/?utm_campaign=rss
VITALIS: For ordinary people, this could mean future doctors receive less training on how social and economic factors shape health, so the care you get might overlook important parts of your everyday life and background.
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