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MDC TO LAUNCH PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION AND NATION
TWO TRACKS PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR FOREIGN TRAINED PHYSICIANS TO PREPARE FOR LICENSURE IN THE U.S. AND FOR FOREIGN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO RETRAIN FOR OTHER CAREERS IN MEDICAL FIELD
Miami, Sept. 26, 2007 – As a leader in higher education, Miami Dade College (MDC) creates programs to address the needs of the community it serves, the region and the nation. The new Foreign Physician Alternative Certification Program is no exception.
The innovative initiative will have two important tracks. One provides foreign trained physicians the opportunity to train and study for licensure in the U.S. so they may continue their careers as practicing medical doctors. The other track aims at retraining foreign health care professionals to obtain degrees in in-demand medical careers such as in nursing, medical lab technology, respiratory care, diagnostic medical sonography, teaching and others. Length of programs varies depending on the individual’s English language level.
An orientation session is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wolfson Campus Chapman Conference Center, Building 3, Room 3210, 300 NE 2nd Avenue. This session will be held in Spanish and will provide the first of many steps necessary for program completion.
For more information about the program, please contact: Rosa A. de la Torre, Ph.D. at 305- 237-4330.
Media only contacts: Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu; Beverly C. Rodrigues, MDC media relations director, 305-237-3949, brodrigu@mdc.edu or Juan Mendieta, MDC communications director, 305-237-7611. Other MDC news releases are available on the web at www.mdc.edu.
MDC TO LAUNCH PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION AND NATION
As a leader in higher education, Miami Dade College (MDC) creates programs to address the needs of the community it serves, the region and the nation. The new Foreign Physician Alternative Certification Program is no exception.
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