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While a proposal didn\u2019t make it into the special legislative session in October, funding to study the idea did, and Democratic leaders have said they\u2019ll take the idea up in January\u2019s regular session. NMiF Host Nash Jones spoke with Marschall Smith, executive director of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission, to learn more about how they work. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Marschall Smith, Executive Director, Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10.3.2025 \u2013 Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Republican lawmakers agree that the state joining an interstate medical licensure compact could make a sizable dent in the state\u2019s doctor shortage. 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