Racist Desperate Housewives?

On last week's episode of "Desperate Housewives," Susan's (Terri Hatcher) gynecologist tells her that she might be hitting menopause. Susan replies:

"Can I just check those diplomas? Because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines."

Does Hatcher's comment denigrate the contributions of Filipino American medical professionals? You be the judge:

Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XuUGhdoV6as