One of the drawbacks of the old affirmative action programs was the realization that any individual of a minority who completed a university degree program or was hired for a position would always be viewed as less than qualified; in effect, there was a fear that those individuals only attained that degree or position because they were the beneficiary of affirmative action. It did not matter if they received top grades, they were the beneficiary of “that’ program. It did not matter if they were a good lawyer or doctor, they only got their position because of “that” program. I personally know of individuals who had to face that type of behind the back comments and it took years of solid, proven achievements before those comments finally died. Affirmative action was a program that created a mindset of suspicion; if your new doctor is a minority, are they competent or did they just get by thanks to affirmative action?

Once again, we find official programs being enforced that will again cause each of us to worry about the competency of our doctors, dentists, etc. In the article linked below, there is a war on excellence based on the religion of “wokeness.”  The Association of American Medical Colleges, representing over 170 US and Canadian medical schools has developed and implemented new requirements based on diversity, equity, and inclusion.