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https://hbr.org/2018/08/research-having-a-black-doctor-led-black-men-to-receive-more-effective-care https://hbr.org/2018/08/research-having-a-black-doctor-led-b... It's a well-documented phenomenon that the background of providers has an effect on the care given. If "best potential doctors" means has the best effects on the health of Americans, then it is clearly important that this be taken into account. For an organization like the AMA in particular, if they want to retain their (unjustified) monopoly on providing healthcare they should want to make sure that no politically active group can point to admissions policies that create worse health outcomes for that group.