Do Patients Want “Diversity” or Competence? (opens in new tab)

A philosophy professor/lawyer argues that med-school “holistic” + diversity-weighted admissions are less predictive than a numbers-based algorithm—and that the stakes show up downstream in physician quality, access, and patient outcomes. GUEST BIO: Dr. Stephen Kershnar is a distinguished teaching professor of philosophy at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia and an attorney. His work focuses on ethics, public policy, and controversial issues in higher education and medicine, ...