(a) The board shall approve podiatric residency programs, as defined in Section 2475.2, in the field of podiatric medicine, for persons who are applicants for or have been issued a certificate to practice podiatric medicine pursuant to this article.
(b) The board may only approve a podiatric residency that it determines meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Reasonably conforms with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Institutional Requirements of the Essentials of Accredited Residencies in Graduate Medical Education: Institutional and Program Requirements.
(2) Is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
(3) Complies with the requirements of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 586, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)