UNC medical school disbands its diversity, equity and inclusion taskforce – along with its recommendation that students ‘understand that America’s medical system is structurally racist’

The University of North Carolina‘s medical school has disbanded its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) taskforce and will not implement any of its recommendations.

The institution had previously banned DEI statements for admissions, hiring, promotions, and tenures. Before this, the medical school required applicants to submit a statement detailing their commitment to DEI.

The task force’s recommendations included that students understand concepts such as ‘Understanding that America’s medical system is structurally racist’ and ‘Understanding and Responding to Microaggressions.’

UNC’s decision comes after the activist group Color Us United, which advocates for a ‘race blind America,’ campaigned for the university to axe its DEI policies for medical school staff and students.

Kenny Xu, the organization’s president, told DailyMail on Thursday the decision is significant because UNC is the first medical school to revoke a DEI taskforce

‘UNC was the first to publicly see the harms of the diversity equity and inclusion movement that claims that America is a racist country,’ he said.

‘Mandatory unconscious bias trainings, racially discriminatory admissions all lowered the standards for high quality doctors. And we we found it important that they make a public pronouncement against it.’

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