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Department of Public Health hearing reviews nurse's Medlife Institute credentials; respondent says DPH asked for documentation only in 2025
Summary
A DPH administrative hearing examined a nurse's education and licensure history after questions about a Medlife Institute diploma. The respondent testified she completed required clinical training, had no disciplinary records and provided affidavits and video evidence; the hearing paused for a break and will resume after 2:00.
A Department of Public Health administrative hearing on alleged credential problems for a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse focused on where the respondent received clinical training and when investigators sought supporting documents.
The respondent, identified in the record only as the nurse on the stand, told the panel she used the Blackboard platform to access coursework and that her clinical training took place at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx Lebanon and Lincoln Hospital. She said she completed required assignments at Medlife Institute in Naples, Florida, listed the school on her Department of Public Health application and “did not attempt to hide it.”
The questioner pressed whether the respondent had faced any complaints dating to her practice beginning in February 2015; an objecting attorney questioned relevance but the hearing officer,…
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