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Civil rights complaints filed over race-based healthcare scholarships

A nonprofit advocacy group says two health systems are running scholarship programs that exclude applicants by race and has filed federal civil rights complaints.

Published May 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT | WFMZZ

A nonprofit advocacy group has filed federal civil rights complaints against two healthcare systems, alleging their scholarship programs unlawfully exclude applicants based on race. The group has asked federal authorities to investigate the race-based eligibility policies for the scholarships.