A federal Civil Rights Complaint has been filed against Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for discrimination in some of its scholarship, education and training programs.
The complaint filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) claims four of the medical center’s programs discriminate. These programs include the William K. Schubert Minority Nursing Scholarship, the Jean Turner Minority Scholarship for Medical Imaging Technology, the Biomedical Research Internship for Minority Students and the Administrative Fellowship Program.
The complaint states that these scholarships and programs are “specifically ‘Designed [its Programs] for Diversity,’ intentionally limiting candidate pools through the imposition of race and sex-based eligibility criteria to evaluate candidate worthiness.” It continues by stating that the medical center devotes its resources, time and employees to advancing these programs…