Doctors march to protest bill to lower standards

Medical students, doctors and authorities from the University of Panama marched to the National Assembly on Thursday to  demand the withdrawal of a bill that regulates the certification and recertification of doctors.

The proposal also seeks to lower the qualification score currently required to receive medical certification.

The Rector of the University of Panama, Eduardo Flores said that they wanted to show the National Assembly “that the University of Panama, the Faculty of Medicine, and the vast majority of doctors in this country are against repeal the certification exam that represents the quality of the Panamanian doctor. “