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Critics Slam University Courses for Ideological Bias in Medicine

1/21/2026

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The University of Maryland's spring course Decolonizing Medicine: Steps to Actionable Change is criticized for promoting identity politics in medical education and prioritizing ideological framing over evidence.
The course covers colonial legacies and identity sharing, which critics say shifts focus from biology.
Critics say Brooklyn College's mandatory multicultural counseling course includes discussions on whiteness and microaggressions and amounts to ideological indoctrination that undermines trust in future healthcare professionals.

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The University of Maryland's spring course Decolonizing Medicine: Steps to Actionable Change is criticized for promoting identity politics in medical education and prioritizing ideological framing over evidence.
The course covers colonial legacies and identity sharing, which critics say shifts focus from biology.
Critics say Brooklyn College's mandatory multicultural counseling course includes discussions on whiteness and microaggressions and amounts to ideological indoctrination that undermines trust in future healthcare professionals.