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The primary trade association representing U.S. doctors offers race-based scholarships through its philanthropic arm, something a conservative medical group argues could disqualify it from holding a tax-exempt status.

Do No Harm filed a complaint with the IRS on Tuesday detailing a number of scholarships offered by the American Medical Association Foundation that are racially exclusive. One such scholarship is available only to black medical students, another was available only to students who aren’t Asian or white, and a third was offered only to applicants of “Eastern European descent.”

According to Do No Harm and its lawyers at Consovoy McCarthy, these scholarships run afoul of “established public policy and thus renders [the AMA Foundation] ineligible for tax-exempt status.”

Do No Harm’s complaint cites Bob Jones University v. United States, a Supreme Court decision in which the justices held that the federal government could deny tax-exempt status to a nonprofit organization if it engaged in racially discriminatory behavior. If an organization “acts contrary to public policy” by engaging in “race-based discrimination,” Do No Harm’s complaint argues, Supreme Court precedent grants the IRS the right to revoke its tax-exempt status.

As a proud American citizen of 'eastern European descent' (ie. white) I am insulted by the need to single us out as a favored group. My native country has produced outstanding doctors for decades at its own universities.