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Education and licensing topics: proposal for structured externship, foreign transcript rules and PSI test concerns raised
Summary
A group proposed converting the tutorial program into a formal 300-hour clinical externship to strengthen clinical training and research literacy; commenters also asked about foreign transcript evaluators, CEU pricing and a PSI testing-center computer crash during an exam.
Education and licensure matters drew sustained comment at the Licensing Committee session. Michael McCulloch presented a proposal to convert California’s tutorial training pathway into a structured 300-hour clinical externship to increase supervised patient care, add research training and improve readiness for independent practice.
McCulloch described the externship as a supervised clinical placement in groups of six to ten students, paired with experienced preceptors, and incorporating a small-group clinical research project culminating in peer-reviewed results. He said the program would improve clinical competence, research literacy and patient safety compared with the current tutorial model.
Other commenters raised separate education and licensing items: Philip Yang asked whether transcript-evaluation vendors adequately apply California course and Western-medicine hour requirements for foreign-educated applicants; executive staff noted the board implemented AB 2090/AB 2190–related regulations (October) that set criteria for approved foreign transcript evaluators and that currently one evaluator is accepted by the board. Stakeholders also expressed concerns about continuing-education (CE) pricing and competition from free CE offerings, and asked whether the board could provide guidance about approved CE providers.
Laurie Guidos reported a PSI testing-center computer crash at the end of a licensing exam and said she feared her result might not have been recorded; staff advised contacting the board and the test vendor in writing so the incident can be tracked and investigated.
Ending: The committee invited written proposals on the proposed externship, asked stakeholders to provide documentation and suggested the board will accept formal submissions on foreign-evaluation concerns and continuing-education oversight; the PSI exam incident was referred to staff for follow-up with the vendor.
