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3 doctors from Somalia get the chance to residency program after a decade!

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A University of Minnesota program that helps immigrant doctors qualify to practice in Minnesota has fallen victim to last month's state budget agreement.

Lawmakers eliminated funding for the $150,000 program during the last-minute negotiations, Minnesota Public Radio reported today.

The program has allowed three doctors from Somalia, after years of professional limbo, to begin their residency training, which is usually a difficult proposition for immigrant doctors who received their medical degrees years ago.
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