Complaint Says American Medical Association Should End Minority Scholarships or Lose Tax-Exempt Status

The Do No Harm organization cites two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that prohibit racial discrimination or preferences in higher education admissions.

Medical students and physician assistants prepare to conduct medical screenings at a temporary homeless shelter set up in a parking lot at Cashman Center in Las Vegas on March 28, 2020. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

A national organization that opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at medical schools is asking the IRS to potentially revoke the tax-exempt status of a nonprofit scholarship program.

The April 8 complaint, submitted by Do No Harm, says the American Medical Association Foundation’s Physicians of Tomorrow program for medical students discriminates against applicants based on race or ethnicity and violates civil rights laws.