Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners v. Saddoris

We granted certiorari to consider whether the court of appeals, in Saddoris v. Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners, 802 P.2d 1136 (Colo.App.1990), erred when it held that section 12-36-107 of the Colorado Medical Practice Act, §§ 12-36-101 to -136, 5 C.R.S. (1985) (the Act), which provides the general requirements for medical licensure in Colorado, does not apply to foreign medical school graduates. We reverse. 1

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In January 1987, respondents Theodora Saddoris (Saddoris) and John Nieters (Niet-ers) applied for a license to practice medicine in Colorado. Saddoris and Nieters are graduates…