Program trains Latin American graduates for U.S. medical licenses
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, December 26, 2007
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A new program is training graduates of Latin American medical schools to become U.S. practitioners and bolster the number of Spanish-speaking healthcare providers, according to a December 19 Wall Street Journal article.
The University of California at Los Angeles program, funded entirely by private donations, currently has 14 graduates enrolled to receive prep courses for U.S. medical licensing exams, observership training at a UCLA hospital, and support in their application for a residency program. After finishing the program, the graduates will spend a minimum of three years working in a medically underserved area.
"Hispanics constitute 14% of the nation's 300 million people. But only 5% of all physicians practicing in the United States are Hispanic," according to the article.
To read the entire Wall Street Journal article, click here.
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