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Student Left With ‘Nothing’ After Nursing School Shut Down for Issuing Fake Diplomas
PPP board member, Dr. Rebekah Bernard, was interviewed by NBC 6 South Florida in a story about a fake nursing school that issued over 7,000 fraudulent diplomas.
Debate Rages Between NPs and Docs on Whether Nurses Should Operate Independently
Dr. Purvi Parikh, a PPP board member, was included in a story on MedCity News about whether or not nurses should operate independently.
Should Psychologists in Washington State Have the Ability to Prescribe Psychotropic & Psychiatric Medications?
A bill being considered right now would expand psychologist scope of practice for prescribing psychotropic and psychiatric medications.
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