Loyal Chicago’s Medical School Under Investigation for Discrimination

January 26, 2023

Loyola Chicago’s medical school is under investigation by the Department of Education after Do Not Harm filed a complaint. The complaint alleges that the surgery department of the school is setting racial requirements on its internship program, specifically prohibiting Caucasians and Asians from being able to apply. The full list of allowed ethnicities is below.

"This eligibility requirement is described as 'African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander,'" the complaint, first filed in August, read.

Read More