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Justice Department Settles with National Board of Medical Examiners Over Refusal to Provide Testing Accommodations

The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) has agreed to provide "reasonable testing accommodations" and remove other barriers for people with disabilities who want to take the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), the Department of Justice announced on Feb. 23. The agreement settles an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint that was lodged against the private, nonprofit NBME by Frederick Romberg, a Yale Medical School student with dyslexia who was twice denied "reasonable testing accommodations" to take the exam. With the settlement, Romberg will be given double the standard testing time and a separate testing area to take the USMLE. Click here to read more.
 
 



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