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University of Florida College of Medicine pushes ‘destructive’ woke agenda on students, report says
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Florida College of Medicine incorporates aspects of critical race theory into its admissions and educational programs, according to a new report obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital.
The report from Do No Harm, a group of medical workers against divisive racial policies in medicine, explains that the college uses “equity” initiatives to train a new generation of “antiracists” in medical fields — two terms at the core of critical race theory. Those initiatives include active recruitment of “underrepresented groups,” suggested readings on diversity and equity for aspiring student and a code of ethics that explains how to address implicit bias.
The College of Medicine is “indoctrinating its medical school graduates in divisive philosophies and other forms of social justice activism. The conditioning begins from the moment a prospective student begins exploring UFCOM, continues through the admissions process, and persists throughout the doctoral program.”
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The University of Florida College of Medicine was singled out in a new report on how the school has adopted woke policies.
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“New students encounter the diversity, equity, and inclusion doctrine early and often in the many interactions they have with the numerous health equity offices and diversity councils across campus,” said the report, written by Laura Morgan, MSN, RN. “The University of Florida invests abundant resources in these programs and retains administrators and faculty members who are paid to push these destructive ideas.”
The webpage for the admissions office displays a photo of masked students kneeling, holding up a fist, and displaying a poster that reads, “#WHITECOATSFORBLACKLIVES,” the report says.
“We strive for an admissions culture that is reflective, informed and inclusive, dedicated to building a diverse community of future physicians who share a commitment to excellence and equity in healthcare,” the UFCOM admissions page states.
This “Black Lives Matter” declaration on the webpage links to “Resources for Combating Systemic Racism,” which includes a reading titled, “Guidelines for Being a Strong White Ally.”
The college’s diversity statement suggests it prefers minority staff and students by saying they “actively enhance the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups to its student body, residency training programs, faculty and staff positions.” Dr. Donna M. Parker, associate dean for diversity and health equity at the college, said there is a need to help doctors overcome their biases against underrepresented groups.
“We as physicians need to overcome our biases by making ourselves aware of them,” Parker said. “We take an oath to provide the best care for patients. That needs to be for all patients.”
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The dean’s office at the college did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The report on the University of Florida College of Medicine was released days after a federal court struck down a Florida law aimed at prohibiting public universities from imposing “a condition of employment, membership, certification, licensing, credentialing, or passing an examination” that singles out a specific identity as superior or inferior. The judge ruled the law was a violation of First Amendment rights for professors and called those professors “priests of democracy.”
The University of Florida spent more than $2 million last year on diversity initiatives.
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The University of Florida at large spent $2.1 million last year on diversity initiatives, according to the report. Its equity report states that top administrators are evaluated based on “diversity and equity accomplishments.”
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The university’s George A. Smathers Libraries, which are used by medical students, has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team. One of the libraries named a section after Karl Marx, but wiped the name after it faced public backlash.
The school has a General Inclusive Hiring Badge credential that is achieved through taking 14 diversity courses and has a “purpose of enhancing the integrity and effectiveness of the search and selection process.”
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Michigan man pleads guilty to assisting Whitmer kidnapping scheme
A man accused of aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor pleaded guilty Wednesday, the ninth conviction in state and federal courts since agents broke up an astonishing scheme by anti-government rebels in 2020.
Shawn Fix said he provided material support for an act of terrorism, namely the strategy to snatch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home in Antrim County. Prosecutors agreed to drop a weapon charge.
Fix trained with a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, for “politically motivated violence,” prosecutors have said, and hosted a five-hour meeting at his Belleville home where there was much discussion about kidnapping Whitmer.
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Fix, 40, acknowledged helping plot leader Adam Fox pinpoint the location of Whitmer’s home, key information that was used for a 2020 ride to find the property in northern Michigan.
“Guilty,” Fix told the judge.
Shawn Fix has pleaded guilty to his role in the planned kidnapping of Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
He appeared in an Antrim County court, one of five people charged in that leg of the investigation. A co-defendant pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in March, leaving three other men to face trial in August.
Fix, who faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, agreed to testify if called by prosecutors.
The main kidnapping conspiracy case was handled in federal court, where four men, including ringleaders Fox and Barry Croft Jr., were convicted. Two others were acquitted.
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Separately, three men were convicted at trial in Jackson County, the site of militia training, and are serving long prison terms.
Whitmer, a Democrat, was targeted as part of a broad effort by anti-government extremists to trigger a civil war around the time of the 2020 presidential election, investigators said. Her COVID-19 policies, which shut down schools and restricted the economy, were deeply scorned by foes.
But informants and undercover FBI agents were inside the group for months, leading to arrests in October 2020. Whitmer was not physically harmed.
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After the plot was thwarted, Whitmer blamed then-President Donald Trump, saying he had given “comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.” Last August, after 19 months out of office, Trump called the kidnapping plan a “fake deal.”
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Utah Rep. Chris Stewart to step down from Congress in September
U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, on Wednesday officially submitted his letter of resignation from Congress.
In a letter to Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Stewart said he would be stepping down as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives effective Sept. 15.
FILE: Utah Rep. Chris Stewart talks to supporters during an Utah Republican election night party on June 28, 2022, in South Jordan, Utah. (Photo/George Frey, File)
“It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve the good people of Utah in Congress,” Stewart said.
Stewart, a six-term lawmaker, announced his plans to leave Congress last month due to his wife’s illness.
His resignation would leave open a Republican seat on the House Appropriations and Intelligence committees — and reduce an already narrow GOP majority to just four seats.
Utah law states that the governor must call for a special election in the event of a House vacancy. Once Stewart makes his resignation official, Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will have seven days to set the time for a primary and special election.
The law requires those dates to be the same as municipal primary and general elections scheduled for this year, unless the state legislature appropriates funds to hold a separate election.
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Though Stewart’s departure will mean one less Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, it is not expected to affect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to steer a tight Republican majority.
The district is reliably Republican and Stewart defeated a Democratic challenger by more than 30 percentage points in 2022.
Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
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Trump attorneys notified former president is target of criminal investigation
Federal prosecutors reportedly notified former President Donald Trump’s attorneys that he is the target of a criminal investigation regarding his handling of classified materials after serving as commander in chief, two sources with knowledge of the ongoing grand jury probe confirm to Fox News.
Trump’s handling of classified materials after leaving office in 2021 has been the focus of an investigation led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed as special counsel on the matter in November 2022.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, April 3, 2023, in New York. Trump arrived in New York on Monday for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
The appointment came just months after the FBI searched for missing classified documents in a raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Aug. 8, 2022.
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That Justice Department notification came days ago, said sources, and is in indication the Special Prosecutor may be close to deciding whether to bring charges in the months long investigation. The fact prosecutors privately informed Trump’s lawyers he is a target is another indication, sources said, that the former president’s own actions on handling classified material are the focus of the investigation.
Notifying individuals they are a target is a routine part of criminal investigations done at the discretion of prosecutors, but charges may not ultimately be filed.
Trump’s legal team met privately at the Justice Department with Smith and some of his team to discuss the grand jury investigation.
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To be clear, Trump has not, nor does this suggest that he will be charged with a crime.
The notification is simply to notify the former president that he has become a target, and to allow him time to present evidence in front of a grand jury.
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