North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations § 90-9.2. Requirements for graduates of international medical schools

(1) The applicant has successfully completed two years of training in a medical education program approved by the Board after graduation from medical school, or provides proof of current certification by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Certificate of the College of Family Physicians, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, American Osteopathic Association, the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, or any specialty board the Board recognizes pursuant to rules.

(2) The applicant has good moral character.

(3) The applicant has a currently valid standard certificate of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

(4) The applicant has the ability to communicate in English.

(5) The applicant has successfully passed each part of an examination described in G.S. 90-10.1.

(1) Has passed the ECFMG examination and successfully completed an approved Fifth Pathway Program. The applicant is required to provide the original ECFMG Certification Status Report from the ECFMG; or

(2) Has been licensed in another state on the basis of written examination before the establishment of ECFMG in 1958.