The deans of many of the nation’s medical schools together with the Dominican Medical Guild (CMD) have met to make recommendations to improve the delivery of medicine in this country, as well as review the legal requirements for foreigners and those who do their medical residencies overseas to practice medicine in the country.
Taking part in the meeting were the president of the CMD, Wilson Roa, together with the president of the National Council of Medical Specialties, the head of the Dominican Association of Medical Schools, the dean of the UASD medical school and the head of the National Council of Medical Residencies. Third year residents also presented their views on the subject of medical practice by foreigners and graduates of foreign residency programs.
The meeting took a detailed look at the legal framework needed to practice medicine in the Dominican Republic by foreigners. A meeting with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESyCT) was proposed to be followed by a meeting with medical schools to discuss their residency programs.
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El Nacional
18 February 2019
