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LAS VEGAS, Mar 22, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A former resident physician for the University of Nevada Medical School is suing the school, claiming she was discriminated against over pregnancy leave.
Saba Alim claims the school "failed to accommodate (her) pregnancy and retaliated against her," as well as costing her credit for her third year in 2004. The suit also alleges she was discriminated against because she is from India.
Because she did not earn credit for her third year of residency, Alim is also unable to be certified as an internist, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
She is seeking credit for her third year of residency, permission to take the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination and compensatory damages of $5 million.
The school argues against any monetary claims, saying the Nevada System of Higher Education is an arm of the state and that the individuals have immunity because they are public officers. It also asks that Alim be required to pay attorneys' fees and the costs incurred to the state as a result of the lawsuit.
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