ACEP recently held its annual Leadership and Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Among the many invited speakers included were Congressman Greg Murphy (RNC) who, despite supporting many of ACEP’s policy positions in the past, introduced a bill called the “EDUCATE Act.” Among many other things, it would defund medical schools simply for operating offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion see: (section 124(a)(4)). After hearing concerns from members, ACEP changed the original format for the session—converting it from a standalone talk to a conversation with ACEP President Aisha Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP, limiting the congressman’s allotted time, and allowing for questions from attendees. We will have more coverage of this and dispatches from D.C. in our LAC recap in next month’s issue.
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ACEP Now: Vol 43 – No 05 – May 2024
Dr. Dark (@RealCedricDark) is associate professor of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the medical editor in chief of ACEP Now.
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