Lawyers debate largest decline ever in bar exam pass rate
When licensing exam scores decline, is it a result of less competent test takers or because of the test becoming [...]
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Georgia newspaper stirs concern about licensing of convicted hit-man
On almost two dozen occasions, the Georgia Composite Medical Board allowed doctors cited for either criminal practices or [...]
Feds clash with board as to jurisdiction over practice standards
A Department of Veterans Affairs psychologist has been reprimanded by the Montana Board of Psychologists, despite a federal [...]
Forensic accountants refuse to get PI license
Certified public accountants (CPAs) became entangled in discord over whether forensic accountants need to obtain a private [...]
CBS highlights board discipline failures
CBS News put the Florida Board of Medicine in the spotlight with a September 12 report noting that 4 of the top 25 doctors [...]
Psychology on board licensing mobility bandwagon
Practicing in other jurisdictions could get easier for psychologists thanks to a program created by the Association of State [...]
“Turning in” license to avoid discipline not an option
An Oklahoma doctor charged with overprescribing painkillers argues the state medical board didn’t have authority to [...]
Manslaughter in UK, licensed in US
A British “spinal surgeon” built an impressive patient base in New Jersey but never told U.S. licensing [...]
Wireless ear pieces, automatic erasers alleged in cheating scandal
More than 2,400 potential pharmacists in X’ian, China have been banned for two years from taking the national [...]
Documented status no longer needed to obtain license in California
A new California law (SB 1159), which was approved by the governor on September 28, 2014, will allow immigrants to apply for [...]