Affirmative action: High court may rewrite med school admission policies - Diversity HealthWorks
On Oct. 10, justices will hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case involving a white applicant to the undergraduate program who is challenging the constitutionality of using race in admission decisions.
Medical organizations voiced concern that a ruling for the plaintiff will fracture long-standing admission policies that consider race and ethnicity as factors. Overturning affirmative action practices could limit opportunities for minorities who want to enter medicine and negatively impact care for the nation’s increasingly diverse population, the health professionals say.
On Oct. 10, justices will hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case involving a white applicant to the undergraduate program who is challenging the constitutionality of using race in admission decisions.
Medical organizations voiced concern that a ruling for the plaintiff will fracture long-standing admission policies that consider race and ethnicity as factors. Overturning affirmative action practices could limit opportunities for minorities who want to enter medicine and negatively impact care for the nation’s increasingly diverse population, the health professionals say.
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