Diversity, equity and inclusion or DEI initiatives have been essential to expanding the diversity of predominantly white professional and education spaces.
But now DEI programs are under attack.
The University of Texas recently eliminated all DEI programs on campus. Across the nation, policymakers have introduced anti-DEI bills in 28 states that will impact university admissions. At the federal level, republicans in Congress recently introduced the EDUCATE Act (Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education) with the goal of banning DEI and race-based mandates in medical schools.
In a commentary published on MedPage, Aderonke Pederson, MD, discusses what these attacks on DEI programs will negatively impact all of us. Read more HERE.
Anti-DEI initiatives in medicine harm us all MedPage Today
Aderonke Pederson, MD is the Director of Research Equity in the Clinical Trials Network and Institute at MGH and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the Depression Clinical and Research Program. Her research focuses on addressing mental health disparities related to illness stigma with the goal of alleviating mental health disparities for underserved and disadvantaged communities.
