A national organization that opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at medical schools is asking the IRS to potentially revoke the tax-exempt status of a nonprofit scholarship program.
The April 8 complaint, submitted by Do No Harm, says the American Medical Association Foundation’s Physicians of Tomorrow program for medical students discriminates against applicants based on race or ethnicity and violates civil rights laws.
The complaint cites a $5,000 award reserved for African American or black applicants; a $10,000 award limited to black, Hispanic, or indigenous applicants; and a $10,000 award for applicants of Eastern European descent.
“Racially discriminatory scholarships are unlawful and morally wrong, to say nothing of the negative impact they have on public confidence in our medical system,” Kurt Miceli, Do No Harm’s chief medical officer, said in a news release….