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Study on Diversity in Healthcare Faces Major Criticism

1/28/2026

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Do No Harm criticizes Frakes and Gruber's study, saying it fails to prove that racially diverse facilities improve Black patient outcomes and has methodological flaws.
Jay Greene, Do No Harm's director of research, says the study supports politically motivated diversity policies without evidence.
The group warns the study could influence future debates on affirmative action in medical education.
Despite its academic credentials, Do No Harm labels the study scientifically unsound.

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Do No Harm criticizes Frakes and Gruber's study, saying it fails to prove that racially diverse facilities improve Black patient outcomes and has methodological flaws.
Jay Greene, Do No Harm's director of research, says the study supports politically motivated diversity policies without evidence.
The group warns the study could influence future debates on affirmative action in medical education.
Despite its academic credentials, Do No Harm labels the study scientifically unsound.