DOJ finds UC Davis medical school guilty of race-based discrimination
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it found the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine guilty of racially discriminating against its applicants.
TL;DR
- The Department of Justice found UC Davis School of Medicine guilty of racial discrimination.
- The determination follows a six-month investigation into the school's admissions practices.
- Davis Med is accused of violating a 2023 Supreme Court decision that banned affirmative action.
- The school allegedly used socioeconomic variables as proxies for race to circumvent the ruling.
- A 'Davis Scale' was created to rank applicants on perceived disadvantages, impacting GPA and MCAT scores.
- The DOJ warned of a potential lawsuit if Davis Med does not comply with federal law.