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NJ A4326

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/10/2024

Primary Sponsor

Annette Quijano

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for foreign medical schools to operate clinical clerkship programs in New Jersey by allowing schools accredited by bodies recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), in addition to those approved by the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFME)

  • Transfers oversight of the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council and the Advisory Committee on Alternatively Accredited Medical School Clinical Clerkships from the Commission on Higher Education to the Department of Health

  • Requires the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council to promulgate and maintain a Code of Ethics modeled on the American Bar Association's Code of Judicial Conduct

  • Mandates annual reporting to the Governor and legislative Health Committees on the number of institutions approved to operate clinical clerkship programs and student demographics (by institution, race, ethnicity, gender, and age) of those accepted to clerkships

  • Requires medical students participating in clinical clerkships to provide proof of successful completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination-Step 1 within 3 months of starting their clerkship

Legislative Description

Revises process for certain medical schools to receive authorization to operate clinical clerkship programs in New Jersey.

Higher Education

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

5/10/2024

Committee Referrals

Higher Education5/10/2024

Full Bill Text

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