Special considerations, namely affirmative action, is beneficiary to the healthcare system in our nation. From research conducted at Harvard Medical school and UCSF, it was found that minority medical students are more likely to work in undeveloped and impoverished areas. Demand for physicians is greater in these principalities. The population of racial minorities in the United States also prefer to have a physician of similar background because they feel as though they are better understood (Whitla, 2). Affirmative action increases the number of physicians that are willing to fulfill needs in the medical community. Opponents of affirmative action dispute that special considerations are unreasonable because they do not equal the playing field
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Affirmative action is needed because racism is still an issue, unemployment is significantly higher among minority races, standardized tests are unfair, many come from impoverished backgrounds, diversity increases, the economy is benefited, and the healthcare system is advanced. To some individuals, the words “special considerations” carry a negative connotation. “Special”, defined as distinguished or important, and “considerations”, defined as higher regard, is typically what we think of as treating minorities in a “higher regard because they are more important”. Special considerations need to cease to have this reputation. Now, if you are not already, I want you to think of yourself as a minority. You feel the same, you just have a different skin tone, customs, and/or social relations. Now think of being harassed and struggling to thrive in your educational quests simply because you look and act a certain way that is different from your white peers. How does it feel? These feelings of condemnation and insignificance are not what America stands for or believes in. Let us strive to eliminate racism once and for all; but, until this glorious day comes, for the reasons and arguments identified above, we must help the persecuted. Special considerations can and do help people succeed, regardless of race, and help to eliminate the current falsehoods that
Affirmative action is needed because racism is still an issue, unemployment is significantly higher among minority races, standardized tests are unfair, many come from impoverished backgrounds, diversity increases, the economy is benefited, and the healthcare system is advanced. To some individuals, the words “special considerations” carry a negative connotation. “Special”, defined as distinguished or important, and “considerations”, defined as higher regard, is typically what we think of as treating minorities in a “higher regard because they are more important”. Special considerations need to cease to have this reputation. Now, if you are not already, I want you to think of yourself as a minority. You feel the same, you just have a different skin tone, customs, and/or social relations. Now think of being harassed and struggling to thrive in your educational quests simply because you look and act a certain way that is different from your white peers. How does it feel? These feelings of condemnation and insignificance are not what America stands for or believes in. Let us strive to eliminate racism once and for all; but, until this glorious day comes, for the reasons and arguments identified above, we must help the persecuted. Special considerations can and do help people succeed, regardless of race, and help to eliminate the current falsehoods that