Brazilian doctors trained in Cuba demand diploma validation

A group of 30 Brazilian doctors trained in Cuba on Wednesday urged President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to validate their diplomas, a process that had been delayed in Brazil and prevented them from practicing.

When talking with the doctors, who carried a flag of the Caribbean country outside his office at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Center in Brasilia on Wednesday, Lula assured them that he would discuss with the Ministry of Health and urged it to speedup the recognition process.

According to the National Commission of Doctors Trained in Cuba, the ministry has set a series of requirements when accepting new doctors, such as passing tests that are conducted twice a year and getting proof from all public universities participating in the project.

The recognition of Cuban diplomas was passed by the Brazilian Congress in 2007. However, their validity was rejected by medical schools and the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) of Brazil, which claimed incompatibility in the curriculum of studies.

Source: Xinhua