DoJ investigates 15 medical schools over alleged discrimination in admissions

Announcement follows DoJ's recent findings that medical schools at UCLA and Yale illegally used race in admissions

The US Department of Justice's civil rights division has launched investigations into 15 medical schools over allegations of potential race discrimination in their admissions processes.

Thursday's announcement follows the DoJ's recent findings that the medical schools at the University of California, Los Angeles and Yale University illegally used race in their admissions.