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Dr. Richard Bosshardt discusses how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in the medical field have lowered surgical standards, leading to inadequate training, political bias, and a growing surgeon shortage.

Dr. Richard Bosshardt, a board-certified surgeon with nearly 40 years of experience, joins Tucker Carlson to discuss how DEI policies have reshaped the medical field, particularly in surgical training. He recounts his expulsion from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) after criticizing DEI initiatives that prioritize race over excellence. Bosshardt explains how racial concordance, the idea that patients have better outcomes when treated by doctors of the same race, is not supported by science but is being pushed as policy. He warns that residency training standards have declined, with many new surgeons graduating without sufficient experience to operate independently. Additionally, medical schools have lowered admission requirements, licensing exams have become easier, and race-based preferences are being prioritized over merit. Bosshardt argues that these policies have already resulted in a decline in surgical competency, with hospitals struggling to find qualified surgeons. Carlson and Bosshardt criticize the broader shift from evidence-based medicine to ideological activism and suggest that these changes put patient safety at risk.—J. Spurlin