A bill signed into law Saturday by Governor Gavin Newsom could help address the San Joaquin Valley’s severe doctor shortage by making it easier for licensed physicians and dentists from Mexico to practice here.
Authored by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, Assembly Bill 2860 seeks to fill critical gaps in healthcare by allowing Mexican doctors to work in California for three years.
The bill faced no opposition in the Assembly and Senate. The program included in the law builds on an earlier pilot project that brought Mexican physicians to help California’s underserved communities…