Students demand end to costly role-playing licensing exam
A national licensing exam that tests medical students’ patient care skills to the tune of $1,300 is being called a [...]
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Allowing denturist practice may have benefits, FTC tells state
The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Kentucky legislature March 25, recommending the state hold [...]
Military medicine to be part of licensing exam
If you want to become a licensed doctor, you need to know about military medicine. That’s the result of a small [...]
State teacher licensing “broken,” says auditor
The “confusing structure” of teacher licensing is making it difficult to hold the state licensing board [...]
EMT test-takers spike with advent of online exam
Recent changes made to EMT testing have created a ‘paradox’ for Maryland test-takers. While the number of new [...]
Board director feud with member spills over into courts
Vanessa Niekamp, director of Ohio’s funeral board, has filed a civil lawsuit against board member Tommy Taneff, [...]
Mandatory licensee training in detecting human trafficking
Cosmetologists in Ohio must now complete training to identify signs of human trafficking, according to a February WBNS-10TV [...]
Board may require mandatory rest breaks for licensees
The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is proposing required 30-minute meal breaks for pharmacists and an additional 15-minute [...]
State-by-state discipline audits promised in wake of USA Today exposé
An investigation of records pertaining to teacher discipline found 1,400 instances where a teacher’s license was [...]
Teenager Busted for Pretending to Be a Doctor
An 18-year-old has allegedly been duping the Florida Department of Health and law enforcement agencies for several months [...]