Elon Musk Explains Why Lowering the Standards for Medical Care in the Name of Inclusivity Is a Terrible Idea

Musk I believe that ░░░░░░░░ we lower the standards ░░░░░░░░ what it takes to ░░░░░░░░ a doctor LEMON You ░░░░░░░░ saying if we lower ░░░░░░░░ standards but do you ░░░░░░░░ people are dying because ░░░░░░░░ standards are being lowered ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ is yet an issue ░░░░░░░░ it could become an ░░░░░░░░ LEMON Okay But the ░░░░░░░░ evidence and history shows ░░░░░░░░ exact opposite If you ░░░░░░░░ at how minorities were ░░░░░░░░ by the medical system ░░░░░░░░ doctors now are white ░░░░░░░░ there are lots of ░░░░░░░░ in medicine So you ░░░░░░░░ saying that my doctors ░░░░░░░░ bad medical care I ░░░░░░░░ trying to understand your ░░░░░░░░ here when it comes ░░░░░░░░ DEI because there s ░░░░░░░░ actual evidence of what ░░░░░░░░ re saying Musk No ░░░░░░░░ said so if the ░░░░░░░░ like let s say ░░░░░░░░ think that particular thing ░░░░░░░░ referring to surgeons Let ░░░░░░░░ say a surgeon in ░░░░░░░░ is asked to do ░░░░░░░░ series of operations out ░░░░░░░░ the supervision of a ░░░░░░░░ surgeon and they get ░░░░░░░░ bunch of those operations ░░░░░░░░ If that happens and ░░░░░░░░ they are still approved ░░░░░░░░ be a surgeon the ░░░░░░░░ that someone will die ░░░░░░░░ think at some point ░░░░░░░░ high LEMON Okay I ░░░░░░░░ that but that s ░░░░░░░░ hypothetical That doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it s happening Musk ░░░░░░░░ didn t say it ░░░░░░░░ happening LEMON You didn ░░░░░░░░ say it was happening ░░░░░░░░ I said it will ░░░░░░░░ said if we lower ░░░░░░░░ people will die LEMON ░░░░░░░░ why respond to something ░░░░░░░░ put something out there ░░░░░░░░ has not happened Because ░░░░░░░░ could say Musk I ░░░░░░░░ t want it to ░░░░░░░░ I think we don ░░░░░░░░ want to lower standards ░░░░░░░░ If you look at ░░░░░░░░ history of the medical ░░░░░░░░ especially when it comes ░░░░░░░░ black Americans it shows ░░░░░░░░ exact opposite If you ░░░░░░░░ at the Tuskegee Experiment ░░░░░░░░ on and on only ░░░░░░░░ percent of doctors in ░░░░░░░░ are black all of ░░░░░░░░ are white So are ░░░░░░░░ saying that if the ░░░░░░░░ of doctors are white ░░░░░░░░ you saying that and ░░░░░░░░ are still these inequities ░░░░░░░░ And there s still ░░░░░░░░ Are you blaming DEI ░░░░░░░░ that Musk No I ░░░░░░░░ very basically saying that ░░░░░░░░ we lower standards for ░░░░░░░░ it takes to become ░░░░░░░░ board certified surgeon or ░░░░░░░░ oncologist or something where ░░░░░░░░ kind of disease we ░░░░░░░░ talking about if you ░░░░░░░░ a mistake causes someone ░░░░░░░░ die then more people ░░░░░░░░ die than if we ░░░░░░░░ t lower the standards ░░░░░░░░ we should not lower ░░░░░░░░ standards LEMON But why ░░░░░░░░ you think they re ░░░░░░░░ the standards for minority ░░░░░░░░ or women doctors or ░░░░░░░░ That s what that ░░░░░░░░ suggested Yes at Duke ░░░░░░░░ LEMON: “Okay.”