Saturday, July 31, 2021

What Happens When Doctors Can't Tell the Truth? - by Katie Herzog - Common Sense with Bari Weiss

What Happens When Doctors Can't Tell the Truth? - by Katie Herzog - Common Sense with Bari Weiss
  • Whole areas of research are off-limits. Top physicians treat patients based on their race. An ideological 'purge' is underway in American medicine.
"...This story is the first in a series.
...The meetings are largely a support group. 
The members share their concerns about what’s going on in their hospitals and universities, and strategize about what to do. 
What is happening, they say, is the rapid spread of a deeply illiberal ideology in the country’s most important medical institutions...
  • ...I’ve heard from doctors who’ve been reported to their departments for criticizing residents for being late. (It was seen by their trainees as an act of racism.) 
  • I’ve heard from doctors who’ve stopped giving trainees honest feedback for fear of retaliation. 
  • I’ve spoken to those who have seen clinicians and residents refuse to treat patients based on their race or their perceived conservative politics...Read all.

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