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Rep. Mary Miller presses medical deans on basic biology questions

Miller challenged two medical school leaders on gender-related terminology and criticized DEI’s influence on medical education.

Rep. Mary Miller presses medical deans on basic biology questions
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At a House hearing on DEI in medical schools, Rep. Mary Miller pressed two university medical leaders about gender-related terminology and biology. Miller said their answers showed schools were prioritizing ideology over science and called for schools that abandon scientific truth to lose accreditation.

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At a House hearing on medical-school curricula, Mary Miller questioned university medical leaders about pregnancy-related terminology. Center outlets present the exchange chiefly through Republican lawmakers’ criticism of inclusive terminology, while noting administrators’ defense of their programs as preparing physicians for diverse patients. Right-leaning outlets more often frame the exchange as a conflict between inclusive language and biological science, with some tying it to DEI’s influence on medical education.

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