Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency.

The specific training topic changed from 'unconscious bias and cultural competency' to 'health care during pregnancy and the postpartum period,' with a specific focus on populations facing higher risks of mortality and complications.

A specific mandate was added requiring two hours of continuing learning activities to be completed by the later of one year after licensure or July 1, 2026.

A new administrative step was added requiring licensees to attest to completing the training using a specific form provided by the Board.

The previous requirement for the Board to designate specific organizations to facilitate the training was removed.

The mandate for licensees to report the number of completions to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative was removed.

The requirement for the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative to evaluate the training's impact was removed.

The requirement now applies only to licensees who work with maternal populations, rather than all medical licensees.