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Women have always been a minority in medicine, but their numbers are growing  rapidly,  and  they  now  outnumber men among Texas medical school enrollees.  Women  physicians  still face  significant  barriers, as do many women seeking adequate health care. But these challenges have  mobilized women to improve the medical profession – and medicine – for themselves and future generations.  

The rise of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a change in state law that will not only help make certain telemedicine services permanent but also give out-of-state physicians an easier pathway to join the Texas workforce. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact simplifies the process for highly qualified physicians licensed in other states to be licensed in Texas. It also comes at a time when Texas continues to do an excellent job of attracting new physicians.

Read the Legislative Affairs story in Texas Medicine.

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact