Woke Injustice: Medical School Reserves 75% Of Its Seats For Equity Groups

In Canada, are some students "more equal than others"? A new medical school is opening in Toronto, Canada, and it will "reserve 75 percent of its seats for Indigenous, Black, and other 'equity-deserving' groups, including 2SLGBTQ+." Yes, that means what you think it means--"able-bodied straight white students can't apply for these seats." It's discrimination in the name of equity. So what's "equity"?

Well, equity is a big tenet of critical race theory (CRT), the worldview dominating Western academia. Basically, equity, in this context, is equality of outcomes not equality of opportunity. In his new book Woke Injustice, AiG's Bryan Osborne defines equity, and its link to CRT, this way:

The end game for the CRT revolution is to bring about equity. The CRT meaning assigned to equity is equal outcomes. Everyone gets the same stuff and same results in everything, no matter what. Recall that CRT decries any disparity in outcomes as oppressive. By equity, the critical race theorist does not mean equality. Equality assumes each person is equally valuable and worthy of equal opportunities. CRT requires equal outcomes. There's a big difference between the two.

Here's how this looks at this new medical school: Instead of allowing anyone to apply based on their individual merit, this new school has lowered the entry standard (students only need a 3.3 GPA to get in, compared to another Toronto medical school that requires a 3.95) and only allows certain perceived disadvantaged groups to apply. But they will never achieve equity because individuals are not all the same.

We should be striving for equality as a culture--we want equal opportunities for everyone. But we will never achieve equal outcomes because individuals are complex and so many factors make a difference in how any one person will fare under the same opportunity. God didn't make everyone the same or, in his sovereignty, give everyone the same circumstances! God also gives people different gifts/talents (Ephesians 4:11).

Christians often get duped into viewing the world through the lens of CRT because they've been convinced it's both compassionate and the only way to help those who are disadvantaged. But what they don't realize is that the framework they are adopting is an anti-biblical, anti-Christian worldview that is hurting our culture.

Meanwhile in the United States medical schools are also shifting away from traditional science-based education toward "woke" or socially progressive ideologies, that have resulted in these institutions becoming centers of political indoctrination rather than rigorous medical training. Medical curricula now prioritize themes like social justice, equity, and environmentalism -- terms more commonly associated with progressive activism -- over anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, which are foundational to clinical expertise.

In traditional medical education, core subjects focus on diagnosing, treating, and understanding diseases. However, with social justice and political topics increasingly prioritized, the curriculum is described as skewed towards cultivating politically informed rather than clinically skilled physicians. These schools increasingly promote ideologies like "intersectionality" and "systems of oppression" instead of teaching technical competencies that future doctors need, such as interpreting clinical research. 

For instance, Baylor College of Medicine includes a course on "Human Rights and Medicine," covering issues like immigration and militarization, while missing commonly used research terms like "randomized" or "placebo," crucial for evidence-based practice.

This ideological shift may not only affect future physicians' practical skills but could also reshape their mindset, as students are encouraged to view medicine through a sociopolitical lens. Medical education now often frames health issues as consequences of systemic inequality and oppression, potentially distracting from patient-centered, evidence-based care. 

One example is a course at Stanford titled "Global Leaders and Innovators in Human and Planetary Health," which focuses on environmental and social justice but neglects to address pressing health issues like obesity, despite its clear impact on public health.

This shift has had tangible effects. UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine, known for integrating progressive politics into its courses, has reportedly seen an increase in failure rates on core exams in emergency medicine, pediatrics, and other essential fields. The implication is that these students are less prepared in foundational knowledge, which could lead to poorer patient outcomes.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), has introduced competencies that compel medical schools to incorporate "woke" content, like "colonization" and "privilege," into their programs. These requirements effectively institutionalize a political agenda across medical schools, setting a new standard that all students must meet. This shift may be particularly pronounced at elite schools, but the AAMC's influence suggests it could spread broadly, eventually impacting even non-elite institutions.

Your future doctors are learning about divisive politics at the expense of life-saving care. They're being taught to discriminate by race, not treat patients equally. Ultimately, your future doctor is being trained to be an activist. But you don't need an activist when you're sick or suffering from a life-threatening disease. You need a doctor. And if we don't restore medical school to its real mission, Americans will inevitably suffer a diminished quality of health care.