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    A Medical School Tradition Comes Under Fire For Racism

    A prominent medical school has pulled back from electing students for a sought-after honor society, saying the award reinforces racial bias in medical education.
    by Mara Gordon Sep 05, 2018 4 minutes
    Students and administrators at the Icahn School of Medicine are working to fight racial disparities at their school. (Left to right: Masrai Williams, Michelle Sainté, Giselle Lynch, Dr. David Muller, Eziwoma Alibo, Michael Espino, and Shashi Anand.)

    Senior medical student Giselle Lynch has plenty of accomplishments to list when she applies for a coveted spot in an ophthalmology residency program this fall.

    But one box she won't be able to check when she submits her application is one of the highest academic awards medical students can receive, election to the honor society Alpha Omega Alpha.

    It's not because she didn't excel. It's because her medical school, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, put a moratorium on student nominations because it determined the selection process discriminates against students of color.

    The award is open to the top 25

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