AMA: SCOTUS affirmative motion ruling “dangerous for well being care, dangerous for medication, and undermines the well being of our nation”

Assertion attributable to:

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H.

President, American Medical Affiliation

“At the moment’s determination by the U.S. Supreme Court docket undermines many years of progress centered on the tutorial worth of range, and can reverse good points made within the battle towards well being inequities. This ruling restricts medical faculties from contemplating race and ethnicity among the many a number of elements in admissions insurance policies and can translate right into a much less numerous doctor workforce. Range is significant to well being care, and this courtroom ruling offers a severe blow to our aim of accelerating medical profession alternatives for traditionally marginalized and minoritized folks.

“Whereas our nation grows extra numerous, traditionally marginalized communities have been left behind on almost each well being indicator. A doctor workforce that displays the variety of the nation is essential to eliminating racial inequities. There may be convincing evidence that racially numerous care groups produce measurably optimistic well being outcomes for sufferers in traditionally marginalized populations. The aim will not be racially segregated care, however fairly a well being care workforce wherein racial and ethnic illustration is a extra frequent facet of care groups.

“Recently established AMA policy reinforces our stance that medical faculties should proceed to make progress towards enrolling proficient and extremely certified medical college students in racial and ethnic teams which have been historically underrepresented in medication. Eliminating well being inequity requires extra dedication to, funding in and assist for Black, Latinx and Native American and Indigenous communities, and LGBTQ+ folks. But, right this moment’s ruling undermines coverage that was producing optimistic outcomes and bettering the well being of our sufferers, in addition to making all physicians higher practitioners. This ruling is dangerous for well being care, dangerous for medication, and undermines the well being of our nation.”

Editor’s be aware: The AMA filed an amicus brief in assist of Harvard and the College of North Carolina, which was cited by the dissenting Justices. An AMA Viewpoint that gives higher perspective on AMA’s views was printed upfront of the Supreme Court docket oral arguments final fall.

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