Fake nurse diploma crackdown: Week in Brief Podcast

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The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week Sarah and Paul discuss how regulators are cracking down on fake nursing diplomas, Pennsylvania’s moves to address teacher shortages, Nova Scotia’s efforts to attract U.S. doctors, and more.

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This week we’re launching the Week in Brief Podcast, a weekly 10-minute review of some of the biggest headlines in licensure, regulation, and digital government.

Every week, join Ascend Editor-in-Chief Paul Leavoy and Sarah Rivin, Government Affairs Manager at Thentia, as they provide a quick summary of the week’s leading stories, which you can explore in more depth by checking out our Week in Brief series, published every Monday, and by signing up for the Week in Brief newsletter.

This week, Sarah and Paul discuss:

Pennsylvania’s new package of bills to address teacher shortages.
How some states are cracking down on fraudulent nursing diplomas.
What the government of Nova Scotia is doing to attract U.S. doctors to the province.

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