HHS investigating four unnamed medical schools, hospitals for workforce discrimination

The Department of Health and Human Services March 7 announced that it is investigating four unnamed medical schools and hospitals for workforce discrimination. The department said the investigations were in response to allegations received by the HHS Office of Civil Rights that certain medical schools and hospitals receiving HHS funding “may operate medical education, training, or scholarship programs for current or prospective workforce members that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex.”