The act will do three things: nullify the requirement for an additional in-person exam for out-of-state physicians, making it easier for them to come to Alabama; allow international medical graduates to apply for a state medical license a year earlier in training; and create a program where graduate physicians — those who have completed medical school but have not yet matched to a residency program — can practice under supervising physicians as they wait to reapply for residency.
The legislation was designed to combat the state’s ongoing physician shortage.
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