The HHS Office for Civil Rights referred Duke University School of Medicine to the Department of Justice for discriminating based on race in its admissions.
On Sept. 8, the department accused the Durham, N.C.-based medical school of discriminating against white and Asian applicants. The release did not specify how the school discriminated, but HHS OCR said it sought a “voluntary resolution agreement” with Duke, and asked leaders to comply or the school would be referred to the Justice Department.
On Oct. 30, the agency said it “found continued use of race and race-revealing proxies in decisions regarding medical school admissions,” according to an X post.
A school spokesperson told The Duke Chronicle that “we are disappointed that despite Duke’s cooperation in answering the department’s inquiries and submitting information demonstrating its ongoing compliance, HHS has decided to refer the matter. As we have said before, Duke is committed to complying with the law in a manner that is consistent with our academic mission.”
Duke University is the eighth medical school to face discrimination allegations from HHS and be investigated by the Justice Department.
- May 6: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (Los Angeles)
- May 14: Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, Conn.)
- June 10: UC Davis School of Medicine (Sacramento, Calif.)
- July 20: UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Aug. 27: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (District of Columia)
- Sept. 22: UCSF School of Medicine (San Francisco)
- Oct. 21: Ohio State University College of Medicine (Columbus)
- Oct. 30: Duke University School of Medicine (Durham, N.C.)
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