Latino Doctors Face Same Test as Others
The letter of Jaime B. Vega (“Taking Advantage of Latino Doctors,” Dec. 23) demands an answer, lest it contribute to further misunderstanding and mistrust on the part of the Latinos of Orange County.
Mr. Vega is quite ignorant of the law. In the state of California (and all other states as far as I know), all graduates of non-U.S. medical schools must pass an examination before they can practice here. This is true whether they come from Mexico, Canada, Denmark or Ghana and has nothing to do with the “mentality of Orange County” or “racial prejudice.”
DR. WINTHROP C. HOPGOOD, Newport Beach
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