Medical Schools No Longer Required To Teach Health Inequities

Summary: Future doctors might not have to learn about how money, housing, and food affect a patient's health. A major group that sets rules for medical schools removed the requirement to teach about "health inequities." Before, schools were told to teach how things outside the doctor's office—like not having a car or living in a bad neighborhood—change a person's health. Now, they are focusing on general learning skills instead.

Some doctors are worried because understanding a patient's real-life struggles helps them give better care to everyone. This change is happening while the government and other groups push back against diversity and equity programs in schools. Some people celebrate this as a win against "woke" politics, but others say ignoring these real-world problems will hurt patient care.

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