Perspective Roundtable: Pursuing Health Equity in the United States

Crystal Cené: Very early executive orders and actions taken by the Trump administration took aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, both in the public and private sectors, including by denying federal funds to organizations that continue to pursue these initiatives, which the administration believes are discriminatory and unlawful. In medicine, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts have been instrumental in the recruitment, retention, and support of a more diverse, representative, and inclusive workforce, both for clinical care and research. And these aspirational goals are not merely a...