The Refugee Physicians Advocacy Coalition (RPA) strongly supported the  HB995 legislation and commends the Board of Medicine's rule-making actions.  RPA is assisting International Physicians prepare to qualify for the Provisional License and at present we have more than 30 International Physicians in our network (both inside and outside of Virginia) who are eligible for and preparing to qualify. We stand ready to assist Medical Institutions that are interested in moving forward with providing employment opportunities through Provisional License assessment and evaluation programming.  Thank you for your thoughtful efforts in establishing the Provisional License pathway rules to help protect both licensees and patients.