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State medical board finds international postgraduate training equivalent, approves Dr. Gomes' licensing
Summary
The board voted 15-1 to find that Dr. Gomes' postgraduate training is equivalent to the required U.S. standard and to advance her licensure; Dr. London opposed, raising concerns about relying on employer letters and potential impacts on U.S. graduate medical education safeguards.
The board found that the postgraduate training of Dr. Gomes met the statutory standard of equivalency and approved moving her licensure forward after debate over whether the board should make equivalency determinations for internationally trained physicians.
Celeste Dowdell of the practitioner licensing and investigation section presented Dr. Gomes' file and said the applicant met all requirements except the accredited two-year ACGME postgraduate training in the United States. The department requested…
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