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Task Force on Internationally Licensed Health Care Professionals
The Task Force on Internationally Licensed Health Care Professionals was created pursuant to Public Act 102-0812. The Act urges removing barriers to licensure and practice for health care professionals licensed and practicing in other countries to in order to become licensed in Illinois, addressing the health care workforce shortage in the State by increasing the supply of culturally competent physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, and protecting the safety of patients and the broader public. The Task Force shall prepare an annual report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly. The first report shall be submitted one year after the Task Force’s initial meeting.
The Task Force shall meet once every 2 months. Meetings take place at both the Springfield and Chicago offices and via Cisco WebEx web-conferencing.
Member Appointments
IDFPR Secretary or Designee: Ericka Johnson, Deputy Secretary, IDFPR
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Theresa Mah, Illinois State Representative
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives: Erin O’Brien, Senior VP for State Legislative Affairs, Illinois State Medical Society
President of the Senate: TBD
Minority Leader of the Senate: David Porter, Illinois State Medical Society, Associate Corporate Counsel
DPR Director or designee: Lauren McGinn, General Counsel - Division of Professional Regulation
Chief Medical Coordinator of the Division of DPR: Dr. Shami Goyal
Nursing Coordinator of the Division of DPR: Michele Bromberg
Two representatives of an organization that seek to eliminate employment barriers and advance the skills for immigrant professionals: Tamar Frolichstein-Appel, Senior Employment Services Lead- Healthcare, Upwardly Global; Stephanie Alman, National Program Director, Upwardly Global
A representative of an organization that recruits immigrants and foreign students to work in health related areas; focusing on raising the awareness of social, political, and economic issues faced related to immigrant health: Mike Zimmer, Senior Policy Consultant with World Education Services (WES). Former Director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
A representative of an organization that seeks to increase the number of internationally educated medical professionals for practice within diverse communities: Óscar Iván Zambrano, Co-Founder of the Medical Organization for Latino Advancement
Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Meeting Agendas
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes will be available soon.