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Affirmative Action in Medical Education

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Adam Cifu, MD, Vinay Prasad, and John Mandrola
May 27, 2026
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On May 14, the Justice Department announced that its investigation found that Yale’s medical school discriminated on the basis of race in admissions. Here, we dip a toe into this prickly issue. As usual, 3 perspectives. 400 words each, on whether affirmative action still has a role in medical school admissions (and, maybe, whether it ever did or if you can even tell if it does). 

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