How One Medical Board Is Injecting DEI Into All Aspects of Medical Education
Washington Free Beacon | John Sailer
Sailer exposes the DEI push by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, the charity arm of the American Board of Internal Medicine, showing how “it has found its way into the most basic function of the organization, which is the certification of internal medicine practitioners.”
“ABIM is using every bit of influence it has to push DEI in medicine, requiring physicians to educate themselves in this political pablum to practice their craft. It is part of a trend, underwritten by some of the country's largest foundation.”
ABIM’s agenda is also expanding far beyond its “internal medicine” scope, “now underwriting the DEI curricula at medical schools and hospitals across the country.”
Why is this problematic? Physicians cite issues with trust and creating harm. “A lot of DEI training…raises obvious concerns. Microaggression training, for example, can easily foster hypersensitivity, self-censorship, and language policing—an especially dangerous combination in the context of medical education and residency, when teaching physicians need the freedom to give honest feedback.”
