Texas HB2475 mandates medical schools to include coursework on cultural competence and implicit bias for students enrolling after January 1, 2026.

Texas HB2475 requires medical schools to offer coursework in cultural competence and implicit bias, designed to address medical decisions and treatment relating to race, ethnicity, nationality, language, sex, gender, physical and mental ability, and socioeconomic status. The coursework must be developed in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Association of American Medical Colleges or another nationally recognized organization.

Texas HB2475 mandates medical schools to include coursework on cultural competence and implicit bias for students enrolling after January 1, 2026.

Texas HB2475 requires medical schools to offer coursework in cultural competence and implicit bias, designed to address medical decisions and treatment relating to race, ethnicity, nationality, language, sex, gender, physical and mental ability, and socioeconomic status. The coursework must be developed in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Association of American Medical Colleges or another nationally recognized organization.