DEI: "Do no harm" is really "Hire who we say you gotta"

Yes, I realize the title of this post is ungrammatical but that's intentional as it was inspired by the concept of D.E.I. or 'diversity, equity, and inclusion.' So grammar isn't as important as the person behind the words. 

Of course, in my case, the words were written by a white male, which is viewed as problematic for D.E.I. advocates since I am supposed to be an oppressor, a person of white male privilege, possibly even a white supremacist and racist. I wholeheartedly disagree with that conclusion as I felt no privilege as a member of the military who fought in a war for our country; a man married to a woman who is not white; and a person whose religion has become a target of hatred.

But let's get back to D.E.I. 

In the health care profession, the goal of providers is to "do no harm," a sentiment attributed to the Hippocratic Oath, an ethical code historically taken by physicians and applies to medical ethics in general. Thus, the well-being and safety of patients in all medical decisions and actions is to be prioritized.

However, as D.E.I. policies have wormed their way into health care and other professions where merit was the deciding factor in hiring, the patients have become secondary and virtue signaling has taken the place of 'do no harm.'

For example, UC Davis Health in Sacramento, CA, breast cancer surgeon applicants don't need to submit a statement about teaching and research they performed. Instead, they must explain how they will advance DEI:

At @UCDavisHealth, breast cancer surgeon applicants DON'T need to submit a statement about teaching and research.

They DO need to explain how they will advance DEI.https://t.co/tNM6pPzQgP— Matt Lamb (@MattLamb22)

“Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants,” the job listing for an “academic surgical oncologist/breast surgeon” states.

D.E.I. is related to oncological surgery like fishing is to tennis. 

Who cares that their cancer is being treated by a person who has advanced D.E.I.? I would prefer the surgeon has advanced cancer treatment or is up on the very latest work in that area of medical practice. 

UC Davis Health cares more about appeasing the woke virtue signalers than they are about their patients. The Left would rather see you die at the hands of a woke, racially diverse surgeon, than live due to the skills of a more qualified one.

First they came for the big companies, then they came for the teachers, then they came for the health care providers and now they're coming for air traffic control and airline pilots.

They are uncaring, horrible people who only care about their Marxist agenda. 

Be very careful who you trust.

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