BOSTON — Foreign-trained doctors will soon be able to practice medicine again through a new law that will help the state address its severe primary care physician shortage.
The Physician Pathway Act is tucked inside the economic development bill Gov. Maura Healey signed last month , and it will help internationally trained physicians acquire medical licenses by eliminating barriers like repeating residency programs in the United States.
Members of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition , lawmakers and physicians gathered on Monday to celebrate the policy. State Sen. Jason Lewis, D-Winchester, and state Reps. Jack Lewis, D-Framingham , and Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, all sponsored the bill…