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Subcommittee approves continuing-education requirement on unconscious bias for medical license renewals
Summary
House Bill 1649, requiring unconscious-bias and cultural-competency training as part of Board of Medicine continuing education for license renewal, passed the subcommittee 5-2 after mixed testimony for and against.
The House Health Professions Subcommittee voted 5-2 to report House Bill 1649, a bill that directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious-bias and cultural-competency training as part of continuing-education requirements for license renewal.
Sponsor Delegate Hayes said the requirement aims to address disparities in maternal and perinatal outcomes, noting testimony that Virginia's pregnancy-associated death rate…
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