There is a major controversy brewing in Canada over a proposal in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons that schools shift from emphasizing “medical expertise” in favor of teaching “anti-racism” and social justice values.An organization of physicians called Do No Harm is opposing the recommendation of the interim report by the college’s Anti-Racism Expert Working Group.
The report states that the new emphasis should center around “values such as anti-oppression, anti-racism, and social justice, rather than medical expertise.” By “de-centering medical expertise,” the anti-racism experts suggest courses focusing on “anti-racism,” “anti-oppression,” “social justice and equity,” “inclusive compassion,” and “decolonization.” That includes the perils of capitalism and other “power structures”:
“Anti-racism is deeply rooted in anti-oppression, which analyzes the world through the lens of power, including the historical and ongoing structures of racism, white supremacy, settler colonialism, heteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, classism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and more. Anti-racism and antioppression call for action on the manifestations of oppression based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, immigration status and more. “
In a separate report, the group has also opposed U.S. medical schools filtering out applicants who opposed DEI values. The group states that it found that “the admissions process at 50 of the top-ranked medical schools found that 36 asked applicants their views on, or experience in, DEI efforts” to “screen out dissenters.”
Most U.S. medical schools currently have some DEI and diversity courses incorporated into their curriculums. Some now give an alternative hippocratic oath pledging social justice and anti-racist action.
It is not clear how much of the traditional curriculum would be displaced under the recommendation in Canada. With a kid in his first-year of medical school at Georgetown, I am amazed at the overwhelming burden on these students in taking these medical courses. The first year curriculum seems an all-consuming effort to cover the basic medical jargon, training, and science. I cannot imagine shoe-horning other subjects into that dense coverage or what would be jettisoned to make room for the new emphasis.
I believe this already is going on in America’s medical schools, not necessarily just the top ones.
It is already happening. I just graduated from a prestigious U.S. medical university in 2022. We spent 30+ hours learning diversity and equality, and zero hours learning about pandemics and drug shortages.
“Anti-Racism Expert Working Group”
Now there’s a contradiction in terms.
White Canadians: The “new medicine” will allow you the privilege of dying to atone for your whiteness.
Well, there goes the vaunted Canadian heath care system.
Methinks that I need to identify those “top” 36 or so schools of “medicine” – and, in just a few years, make certain that I am NOT visiting with one of their DEI graduates. I will, instead, find MDs and DOs trained in real medicine.
Well gosh, it almost seems as though there is a massive, global effort to reduce the world population. Is 500,000,000 the magic number? What’s the over/under on getting this done before radical Islamists finish turning the West into an Islamic State?
The poison ivy league is comprised of ostensibly intellectually superior communists.
The inferiority of communists is on display at Harvard, MIT, and UPenn.
The superiority of American constitutional freedom is evident and irrefutable.
America must be purified of communists.
@Turley,
Imagine if you or one of your loved ones was having a heart attack and went into the hospital ER.
Because you or your loved one is white, they were put behind a couple of patients with less dire issues because they were black or latino.
Because of this delay, you or your loved one died due to complications from the delay.
Think of the malpractice lawsuit.
Of course you’ll lose because they will use the ‘quality of care’ defense. Meaning that it is acceptable to cause a white patient harm due to their race.
This is why ‘Do no harm’ does know harm and calls it out.
-G
Because you or your loved one is white, they were put behind a couple of patients with less dire issues because they were black or latino.
the paranoia is strong in you
The black or latino wouldn’t go to the same hospital as a celebrity, rich white attorney.
You, on the other hand, would be treated dead last because psychiatric, whiny, paranoid, white dudes have no cure
Don’t be a cry baby
Silly anon
The point was that if this goes into practice, triage based on the color of your skin can and will lead to malpractice lawsuits.
It always has.
And you seem to think that there are always multiple hospitals where ‘rich white folks’ go versus everyone else.
It doesn’t work that way.
While IANAL, I do have a lot of knowledge about malpractice lawsuits and hospital management.
OT
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Dennis McInlyre, aka Mr. Alpha Bank,
Can you confirm that you are among the 30% who believe Joe Biden is not a crook and that the pee tape is real?
Jonathan: Like DJT, Rudy Giuliani is his own worst enemy. On the first day of his civil defamation case by Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, RG is facing only one issue–the amount of compensatory and punitive damages. Judge Beryl Howell has already found RG defamed the plaintiffs.
Rudy’s attorney, in his opening statement, admitted his client lied about the election workers and was “contrite”. Outside the courtroom RG expressed just the opposite. When asked by a reporter whether he regretted his lies, RG said: “Of course I don’t regret it. They were engaging in changing votes”. Seems RG and his attorney are not on the same page. Even Judge Howell was incredulous.: “Was Mr. Giuliani just playing for the cameras? She also said RG’s comments “could support another defamation claim”.
What is happening to Rudy? At age 79, has he lost touch with reality? He is set to testify later in the week. What will he say in his defense? Will he continue to insist the election workers were engaged in “changing votes”? That would be irrelevant and no doubt Judge Howell would so rule. If Rudy actually followed the advice of his attorney he would throw himself on the mercy of the court and the jury–say something like: “I don’t have the money to pay the plaintiffs. One of my former attorneys is already suing me for unpaid legal bills. I’m having to pay attorney bills by tapping into my wife’s retirement account. I’m sorry about lying about the plaintiffs. Please show me some mercy!”
Maybe Rudy should follow DJT’s refusal to testify in the NY civil fraud case. DJT would tell Rudy: “Don’t testify. It could only hurt you further!” Good advice. But like the RICO case in Fulton County where he is a DJT co-conspirator, Rudy is apparently willing to go down with the ship!
You are going to look sooooooooo stupid when Fani doesn’t get a single worthwhile conviction.
By the way, have you worn that pee tape out yet? I can get you another.
And do you want some smoked deer hock? I bagged this one this weekend with an AR-15 chambered in 6.8SPCII. Same caliber that many Spec Ops guys were using. Every single piece of meat still intact.
Tom: Don’t you think you are a little premature? Fani Willis’ case is not set for trial until August of next year. I am not a betting man but I predict she will get convictions–against all those still remaining after a number of other plea deals. If I’m wrong let me know where to send my $1.00.
As to your choice of an AR-15 to shoot deer you forget that in my earlier post I was only reporting what my neighbor told me. I haven’t owned guns since I was about 17 or 18. So I take no position on the weapon of choice these days. I also recall that my great uncle was also an avid deer hunter. His weapon of choice then was an old 30-06 (no scope). He always came home with his limit. So what is it about an AR-15 that attracts you? That you might miss with something else? Isn’t that taking the “sport” from the whole enterprise? That you might come home without a kill? Kind of embarrassing.
Frankly, in a ideal fantastical world I would give the deer AR-15s. Even the odds. Now that would give you something to think about!
As to your choice of an AR-15 to shoot deer you forget that in my earlier post I was only reporting what my neighbor told me.
Dennis you should quit digging.
The AR 15 is a platform. It accommodates all manner of calibers, barrel lengths and accessories. So an AR 15 can be your Uncles 30-06. You know nothing of guns and less about the volumes of different hunting regulations across the nation. In Iowa adjacent counties can have vastly different hunting regulations. But you spew your ignorance with pride, like a good little leftist.
Its like saying you bought an SUV. All it means is an Auto
But you don’t know any of that. You have been brain washed with falsehoods. Just like all of your comments, they are uninformed talking points. You are too stupid, and fail to understand what you don;t know
And this long-winded “Comment” has WHAT to do with the subject of poorly-trained in medicine MDs – who excel, however, in DEI.
What In The World Has Happened To Our System Of Education?
https://themostimportantnews.com/archives/what-in-the-world-has-happened-to-our-system-of-education
The U.S. system of education is working perfectly, just as the communists (liberals, progressives, socialists, democrats, RINOs, AINOs) command.
Mankind advances the level of medical and health care. . . . . except in the woke world. But, surely, you are not surprised.
Dennis, aka Mr. Alpha Bank
Please confirm. Are you among the 30%, who still believe that Joe Biden is not a crook and that the pee tape exists?
Jonathan: You frequently discuss Canadian issues. The new “anti-racism” statement by the RCP doesn’t say traditional medical education will be deemphasized. But the RCP statement is simply a recognition of the fact that in Canada, as in the US, racism is a big problem–both in the medical treatment of Black and indigenous peoples but also in racism against minority doctors. The RCP statement simply tries to address that issue as part of a traditional medical education.
What you don’t mention is the threats and intimidation of doctors who worked on the “anti-racism” statement. Dr. Amy Tan, a Canadian doctor, received a lot of news coverage, here and in Canada, when she was co-Chair of the MEDS 2025 2025 Health Advocate Committee that formulated the statement. Tan received death threats and was forced to step down. Other Canadian doctors who worked on the Committee were harassed and threatened. (See Canadian Medical Education Journal, 6/27/23). You admit there is no evidence that the “traditional curriculum” will be shortchanged in Canadian medical schools. The fact that Dr. Tan and other doctors would be threatened by their work indicates racism is still a problem in Canada.
So it’s counter intuitive you would, on the one hand, celebrate your son Ben’s entry into Georgetown Medical School but then attack the RCP statement that seeks to address racism and social justice issues both in medical education and in the practice of medicine. I wonder what your “kid” thinks about that?
“I wonder what your “kid” thinks about that?”–Dennis McInlyre
I asked him, Mr Alpha Bank. He said he thinks you’re an ignorant twerp, posing as a person.
Is your copy of the pee tape worn out yet? I can get you another.
In Canada during the Covid episode, Dr Tan made numerous speeches endorsing the vaccine. When you claim she was threatened and ridiculed because of her race and not because of her message, then you are being deceitful. You only have to visit any medical establishment in Canada to see how well represented all races are; whites are a minority which Canadians don’t have a problem with, only you see an issue.
I cannot imagine shoe-horning other subjects into that dense coverage or what would be jettisoned to make room for the new emphasis.
The latter is occurring. Your son needs to self-motivate and seek areas within medical research that interest him, then find a mentor and dive into medical literature searches.
Most of what was taught in medical schools didactic courses 10-20 years is obsolete. Traditional medical paradigms are being challenged, amended or discarded for new ones. Single-cell RNA sequencing, that is investigating cells at their RNA transcript level, has replaced microscopes, morphology, function. We knew next to nothing just 10 years ago at the genetic level, e.g. most of DNA is junk. We now know that “junk DNA” regulates coding DNA via epigenetic mechanisms. Few physicians have any clue of what epigentics entails. Worst of all, Genetics courses are truncated, as are most BMS (basic medical science) courses in MD schools because of Marxist curricula, e.g. DEI. Medical students are no longer being assigned grades now that Pass / Fail is the norm, as is the USMLE Step 1 medical board exam. Unless if MD students are alpha drivers, Type A types who find BMS truly exciting, they will be glorified social workers, working for a medical organization (i.e. health system) to make admins money
Patients suffer because patients today are complex due to obesity, sedentary behaviors, poor choices, isolated / alone, with social media / internet being their main input, particularly the elderly. Cells depend on chemical signaling. DNA depends on thousands of proteins to manage their protein expression, and respond to environmental stimulation, external cues. Our bodies function because all 30 trillion cells communicate intracellularly and extracellularly. Our body is 66% water, which means all physiological processes are dynamic, fluid and ever changing. There is nothing static, linear, or cartoonish about our hour by hour existence. Yet, the lifestyle Americans have adopted is static, linear and cartoonish, literally life limiting. Fitness depends on a stimulated organism where it can thrive, be challenged and grow in response to those environmental challenges.
With Americans choosing lifestyles of decline, and physicians shunning evidenced based data, collapse is right behind.
Self-motivate.
Self-direct.
Have goals.
Strive.
Engage your surroundings.
Failing to have dreams, like Marxists, leads to death.
Aside from the Marxist b.s. I agree with much of what estovir says here.
Eb
and no one, literally, no one, cares.
Newton was great and humble, your average and arrogant.
your (sic) average
😂
LMAO at the above average grammar
Let me guess, this means an *additional* two-years wait to have hip surgery?
Sadly, the basic tenet of Primum Non Nocere (First do no Harm) would cover all their concerns about care of diverse populations in medicine without false narrative of DEI particularly when that narrative takes away from acceptance of bright dedicated students, sacrifices medical knowledge and unnecessarily adds to the stressors of medical students without any intellectual reward. Needless to say, long term, it will likely lead deterioration in patient care.
Literally insane.
I was honestly looking for the satire reveal
The normalization of The Josef Mengela Schools Of Medicine is in full swing.