Aminority surgeon on a chicago hospital staff was admitted to the internship program because of his ethnicity, even though he had lower grades and test scores than other applicants. this acceptance, which was mandated by the government, indicates that the hospital used:

Affirmative action

Explanation:

Affirmative action is a policy used in societies with a history of systemic systemic disadvantage to groups based on their identity, such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. It is policy favouring individuals belonging to these groups known to have been discriminated against previously.

It is also less commonly called positive discrimination.