Committee advances rural oncology training fix to general register
Lawmakers advanced House File 4003 to the general register after testimony that the bill would allow non‑Minnesota‑trained clinicians into a rural oncology pilot at Lakewood Health System in Staples to expand the rural oncology workforce pipeline.
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Representative Baker brought House File 4003 to the committee as a technical fix to broaden eligibility for a rural oncology clinical experience pilot. Stephanie Oman, a volunteer with the Rural Cancer Institute, testified the pilot (based at Lakewood Health System in Staples) places oncology fellows, residents and advanced practice students in rural practices; widening eligibility to include clinicians trained outside Minnesota will help build the rural oncology workforce.
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