In 2016, Mr. Mendoza wrote a report that outlined guidelines for using racial and ethnic data in drug trials.  This report calls for racial and ethnic quotas for research populations.

FDA expectations are that sponsors enroll participants who reflect the demographics for clinically relevant populations with regard to age, gender, race, and ethnicity. A plan to address inclusion of clinically relevant subpopulations should be submitted for discussion to the Agency at the earliest phase of development and, for drugs and biologics, no later than the end of the phase 2 meeting.

For Mr. Mendoza to have authored one of the earliest U.S. government documents calling for racialized medical research speaks volumes as to his worldview, and why that worldview is out of place in a conservative administration.

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Mr. Mendoza has worked exclusively in positions dealing with “diversity,” “disparities,” or “minority health.”

In the first of this position, Mr. Mendoza wrote the guidelines discussed in the preceding section.

Additional examples of problematic content from Mr. Mendoza’s previous employers are too numerous to list comprehensively.  However, a sample include this research solicitation from NIH’s “All of Us” program:

The American Association on Health and Disability Joins the All of the Scientific Program Us

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) www.aahd.us is a nonprofit organization that supports different types of disabilities which is dedicated to ensuring equity and inclusion in health for people with disabilities. In the past, People with disabilities have been excluded or marginalized from medical and health research. At present, AAHD collaborates with more than 25disability-related organizations to promote the Program All of Us Scientist so that people with disabilities can contribute to science in a meaningful way. We're inviting people with disabilities to help us make history and change the future of health.

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Similarly, the Office of Minority Health at CMS defines its mission as follows:

CMS Office of Minority Health

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMSOMH) offers a comprehensive source of information on eliminating health disparities and improving the health of people from all minority populations, like people from racial and ethnic minorities; people with disabilities; members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; individuals with limited English proficiency; and rural communities.

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