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Licensing hearing examines Medlife Institute coursework as Connecticut health officials allege fraud
Summary
At a Connecticut Department of Public Health hearing, a nurse testified about attending Medlife Institute in Florida in 2016 as the state presented documents it says contradict her written answers; the state says she must return a Florida-issued license it alleges was obtained fraudulently. The hearing paused for a break and witnesses were identified to testify later.
A Connecticut licensing hearing on allegations that a nurse obtained a license fraudulently focused Tuesday on the nurse’s coursework and practicum at Medlife Institute in Florida in 2016.
Under cross-examination, the respondent said she first attended Medlife in March 2016, traveled from New York for one-week sessions and completed a mix of lecture and practicum work. She told the panel she submitted assignments via an electronic system she described as Blackboard or Engrade and said most instruction was in person: "No. I did not [take classes online]," she testified when asked if any credits resulted from online instruction.
The state’s questioning highlighted several inconsistencies between the respondent’s testimony and written exhibits.…
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