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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant who has been a student of a foreign medical school must present proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) meets the requirements of Section 155.003;
(2) has studied medicine in a medical school located outside the United States and Canada that is acceptable to the board;
(3) has completed all of the didactic work of the foreign medical school but has not graduated from the school;
(4) has attained a score satisfactory to a medical school in the United States approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on a qualifying examination and has satisfactorily completed one academic year of supervised clinical training for foreign medical students, as defined by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education (Fifth Pathway Program), under the direction of the medical school in the United States;
(5) has attained a passing score on the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates examination or another examination, if required by the board;
(6) has successfully completed at least two years of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada that was approved by the board as of the date the training was completed; and
(7) has passed the license examination under Subchapter B 1 required by the board of each applicant.
(b) An applicant who satisfies the requirements of this section is not required to:
(1) meet any requirement of the foreign medical school beyond completion of the didactic work; or
(2) be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
(c) A hospital that is licensed by this state, that is operated by this state or a political subdivision of this state, or that directly or indirectly receives state financial assistance may not require a person who has been a student of a foreign medical school but has not graduated from the school to satisfy any requirements other than those listed in Subsection (a) before beginning an internship or residency.
(d) For purposes of licensing under this chapter, a document granted by a medical school located outside the United States issued after the completion of all the didactic work of the medical school is considered the equivalent of a degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy on certification by the medical school in the United States in which the training was received that the person to whom the document was issued satisfactorily completed the requirements listed in Subsection (a)(4).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 155.005. Eligibility Requirements of Foreign Medical School Students in Fifth Pathway Program - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-155-005/
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