Graduate medical education capacity: report.
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Overview
This bill directs the California Department of Health Care Access and Information to study graduate medical education capacity in the state, with a particular focus on residency positions. It requires the department to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to analyze the current situation, identify barriers to expanding residency slots, and recommend solutions, including potential pathways for practicing physicians without completing a traditional residency. The bill also establishes a new ‘Physician Graduate License Act’ allowing physicians who have graduated from medical school but not completed residency to practice under supervision, with a three-year license period and renewal requirements. This aims to address physician shortages and improve access to care, particularly in underserved areas.
Key provisions
- Requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to convene a workgroup to assess graduate medical education capacity.
- Establishes the ‘Physician Graduate License Act’ allowing supervised practice for physicians without completed residencies.
- Requires the workgroup to identify barriers to expanding residency positions and recommend solutions.
- Sets standards for physician graduate supervision, including direct supervision requirements and physician evaluations.
- Creates a three-year physician graduate license with renewal requirements.
- Defines disclosure requirements for physician graduates practicing under supervision.
- Establishes fees for physician graduate licenses.
- Provides that physician graduates are considered ‘full-scope physicians’ for practice purposes under the act.
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