The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians scrubbed a scholarship only open to “students of color,” following a federal lawsuit.
Do No Harm, a group fighting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in medicine, filed the lawsuit last week on Jan. 10.
The “diversity scholarships” for emergency medical services techs “will be awarded to students of color who do not hold an EMS certification but who intend to become an EMS practitioner,” according to an archived link.
“NAEMT’s diversity scholarship was established to help support underrepresented groups in joining the EMS profession, and to promote the development of greater diversity in the EMS workforce so that our workforce reflects the communities that we serve,” the website originally stated. “NAEMT will award up to four scholarships of $1,250 that may be used for tuition, fees and books.”