If you thought that the medical profession could resist the kudzu-like growth of woke ideology, think again. It is rapidly spreading and will lead to poorer care for Americans of all races. The obsession over racial “equity” among academic leaders has serious consequences.
Recently, the National Association of Scholars hosted a panel discussion on this subject, and in today’s Martin Center article, Grace Hall reports on it.
One of the speakers was Dr. Sally Satel, a psychiatrist, who stated that, “Any kind of psychotherapy that takes place under such conditions, where patients are reflexively branded as oppressed and encouraged to see themselves as feeble victims, is doomed to fail.”
Satel also discussed the harmful impact of the group “White Coats for Black Lives,” which is evidently a front for pushing the whole leftist political agenda.
John Sailer, a researcher on the NAS staff who has written extensively on the politicization of medical education, pointed out that hiring and tenure decisions in medical schools are now often dependent on currying favor with DEI apparatchiks. Say something that isn’t in line with leftist ideology, and your career is in danger.
Also, Aaron Sibarium discussed the role of the American Medical Association, which has thrown in with the leftist agenda. The AMA uses its accrediting power to shoving schools down the “woke” path.
Hall concludes that, “The panel agreed that the only way to push the needle back and resist this pernicious ideology taking over medical schools is to use journalism to shine a light on the various woke policies and by speaking to policymakers. Healthcare is an important and vital aspect of society, and for it to be the best it can possibly be, it needs to leave woke ideology behind. ‘Wokeism’ does not help patients: intelligence, research, and care do.”